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Katherine of Alexandria, brought up as a nomad and living in the desert, was aged just 11 when Emperor Maxentius saw her whilst out on patrol. Consumed by her beauty, impudence and uncanny talent for languages, he abducted the child, killing her family. The slaughter was witnessed by her young friend, Constantine, who would later become Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. He never lost hope of finding Katherine. As a young woman, Katherine refused to submit to Maxentius' offers of marriage and she continually denounced his brutal enforcement of pagan religion upon the masses. Still obsessed with her beauty, Maxentius brought Katherine before 50 of Rome's finest scholars in an open court in Alexandria, where she eloquently demolished their arguments. When Constantine learned of Katherine's whereabouts and imprisonment at the hands of Maxentius, he led his army from York in a desperate bid to save her.。高晓松带来人文访谈节目《大城晓聚》,力邀张召忠、林依轮、朱丹、徐根宝四位嘉宾, 分别乘坐XC90/XC60/XC40/S90去寻找生活中的诗和远方。 2月28日起每周四晚21:10江苏卫视高晓松邀您探寻: 北京的腔广州的味杭州的诗上海的人更有优酷视频全网独播。