ANTIOCHUS. You wish me to summon her?
HADRIAN. I have said it.
Scene II
ANTIOCHUS. Foreign woman, what is your name?
SAPIENTIA. Sapientia.
ANTIOCHUS. The Emperor Hadrian orders you to present yourself at the palace.
SAPIENTIA. I am not afraid to go. I have a noble escort in my daughters. Nor do I tremble at the thought of meeting your scowling Emperor face to face.
ANTIOCHUS. It is the way of you Christian rabble to defy authority.
SAPIENTIA. We acknowledge the authority of Him Who rules the world; we know that He will not let His subjects be vanquished.
ANTIOCHUS. Not so much talk. To the palace.