# Vestinius — Quo Vadis character guide

> Vestinius in Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the superstitious Vestinius

**First appearance:** 0004-ii

## Who they are

A superstitious Roman senator who fears omens and Nero's wrath.

## In the story

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

Frightened and superstitious, he questions Chilo about the Furies and the Christian god, and describes the Sarmentitii and Semaxii torches.

### [The Martyrdom of Chilo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quo_vadis_se/chapters/lxii)

Expresses fear of the Christian divinity and insists that the persecution is futile.

### [The Evening Spectacle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quo_vadis_se/chapters/lxv)

Signals for mercy, superstitious but enthusiastic.

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