# Rubria — Quo Vadis character guide

> Rubria in Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the vestal Rubria

**First appearance:** 0022-xx

## Who they are

A Vestal Virgin who participates in Nero's sacrilegious wedding ceremony.

## In the story

### [Nero's Deferred Journey and the Augustian Revels](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quo_vadis_se/chapters/xxx)

The vestal virgin who faints at the temple; Nero remarks on her beauty.

### [Chapter XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quo_vadis_se/chapters/xxxi)

Rubria, a vestal virgin, is present at the feast and is the object of Nero's attention.

### [The Great Fire of Rome](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quo_vadis_se/chapters/xliv)

Mentioned in the context of Vesta's supposed vengeance for Rubria.

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