Nydia, an Early Christian girl seemingly singled out for exclusive persecution by the despotic empress of Rome. The empress' ire seems to have been aroused by the fact that her erstwhile sweetheart, handsome centurion Caius (a very young Ernest Truex) is in love with Nydia.
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Nell Craig as Nydia (as Nelle Craig)
Clifford Bruce as Caius
Riley Hatch as Caius' Father
Walter R. Seymour as Nydia's Father
Rosita Marstini as Caius' Bride (as Countess de Merstina)
A.H. Busby as Caius' Bride's Father
Charles E. Bunnell as A High Priest of Jupiter
George Fitzmaurice Director
United States 20 August 1914
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1914:
01 January 1914
Based on the autobiographical novel of the same name. Jack London has struggled with alcoholism most of his life.
28 January 1914
Little Billy wants to buy some ice cream with the dime his mother gave him, but the neighborhood bullies have other plans for that dime.
25 July 1914
John Stafford is unjustly arrested on the eve of his marriage for the murder of an old gentleman whose body was found in his guardian's library.
27 June 1914
Woman Against Woman is a tale of two sisters. Bessie, the older and more sensible one, is forever losing her boyfriends to Miriam, the younger, prettier and flightier of the two.
15 November 1914
Esra Kincaid takes land by force and, having taken the Espinoza land, his sights are set on the Castro rancho.
25 December 1914
A pet parrot dies and get mixed up with the neighbor's Chrismas turkey.
01 January 1914
In ancient times Rome looked upon Carthage as her greatest rival, and determined to plan her downfall.
24 January 1914
To err is human, but in the end, goodness of heart will prevail and the one who has committed an offense against man-made laws may come out of the mire and develop into a law abiding and god-fearing citizen.
25 November 1914
Aggie has survived the measles, mumps and scarlet rash, so when she brought home the high school diploma her parents thought she was a young lady now and couldn't catch anything more.
02 August 1914
Molly Boone's father has been sent to prison for twenty years for alleged complicity in the killing of a revenue officer, Uriah Hudson, whom she secretly suspects of having a hand in sending her father to prison, is her persistent suitor.
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