Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome is a historical romance by Wilkie Collins. Collins was an English novelist and playwright. Excerpt: "He stopped; for by this time

Collins' Antonina is one of his more difficult works. The plot involves the conflict between old and new religions as well as a struggles between a father and h

"In 531 AD the Roman general Flavious Belisarius married a one-time prostitute named Antonina. Belisarius was perhaps the noblest person ever to lead great armi