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The Silver Chalice
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The Silver Chalice is a 1952 novel of Historical Fiction written by Thomas B. Costain.Inspired by the then recent discovery of the Antioch Chalice, the novel tells the story of Basil, a young man who is commissioned by Joseph of Arimatha to make a container for the Holy Grail, with inscribed with the images of Jesus and his disciples. To find the scattered apostles he travels across the Mediterranean world from Jerusalem to Antioch to Rome itself.It was adapted into a film in 1954. | |
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Ancient Rome | |
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Ancient Rome: Basil travels to Rome in search of Simon Peter and briefly becomes part of Emperor Nero's court. | |
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Bilingual Bonus | |
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Bilingual Bonus: Anyone who knows their Aramaic would realize who Cephas is. | |
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Face Death with Dignity | |
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Face Death with Dignity: Helena after Nero sentences her to be thrown from Simon's tower. | |
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Marriage Before Romance: Basil agrees to marry Deborah to protect her inheritance from her father, even though he still loves Helena. Fortunately, he soon requits Deborah's feelings. | |
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Biblical Bad Guy: Simon Magus who appears briefly in Acts of the Apostles. The book follows the latter traditions about his opposition to Christianity and Peter in particular. | |
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Evil Uncle: An adoptive version with Linus who steals Basil's inheritance and sell him into slavery. | |
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My Greatest Failure | |
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My Greatest Failure: Quintus regrets not doing more to help Basil against Linus. | |
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Didn't Think This Through | |
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Didn't Think This Through: Ignatius wanted Basil to focus on his artistic talents rather than the business world, unfortunately after his sudden death Basil is not prepared to handle the estate and loses it to Linus. | |
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Betty and Veronica | |
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Betty and Veronica: Basil is torn between the blonde and seductive Helena versus the dark-haired and loyal Deborah. | |
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Believing Their Own Lies | |
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Believing Their Own Lies: Simon Magus is a con man who gets rich by faking miracles. He convinces Nero that he is able to fly, but eventually comes to believe in his own magic, jumps off a tower, and plummets to his death. | |
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Pyrrhic Victory | |
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Pyrrhic Victory: Basil triumphs over Linus and wins back his inheritance, but the estate is ruined by the debts Linus amassed. The best Basil manages is to secure the household slaves who he frees. | |
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Lost Will and Testament | |
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Lost Will and Testament: Here, it is the witnesses to Ignatius' adoption of Basil. Of the four who were there, two of the witnesses are dead, one has been bribed to deny it, and the last is no longer in Antioch | |
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Sour Supporter | |
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Sour Supporter: Adam ben Asher is rather dubious about Christianity and religion in general, but is a loyal and brave ally nonetheless. | |
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Meaningful Rename: As part of his adoption by Ignatius, Ambrose is renamed Basil. | |
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Riches to Rags | |
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Riches to Rags: After Ignatius' death, Basil has his inheritance denied after the man's death, and is put into slavery. | |
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