Adonijah: A Tale of the Jewish Dispersion.

In the flickering shadows of Nero’s Rome, the empire teeters between ostentatious grandeur and brutal oppression. The narrative opens with a haunting chant that foreshadows the turmoil about to engulf a people bound by faith yet scattered across the empire’s far‑flung provinces. As the emperor’s ambitious projects—like the unfinished canal through Corinth—loom over the city, his relentless persecution of Christians and Jews casts a dark pall over the bustling streets and hidden sanctuaries.

Amid this chaos, a young Jew from a shattered community finds himself thrust into the violent clash of loyalties, ambition, and survival. He navigates a world where imperial edicts arrive on the backs of prisoners, and whispered prophecies promise both doom and hope. Listeners will be drawn into the tense atmosphere of a Rome that dazzles with its architecture while trembling under the weight of its own cruelty, setting the stage for a story of faith, resilience, and the fragile threads that bind a dispersed people together.