Quo Vadis. Not only is the sheer research on the specific Roman era SPOT ON, but also the fact that christians are approached from the pov of a Roman as a sect of weirdos that stand in the way of him basically banging a hot barbarian girl is perfect.
Cliche maybe, but Les Miserables!

That Hugo spends the first 250 pages talking about a dude that has nothing to do with anything and bluntly says so, but one random act of compassion from that person sets off the events of the next 1000 pages is *chef's kiss*

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