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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.。2015《中国成语大会》在选手与嘉宾组成方面进行了升级:变个人参赛为各高校代表队之间的对抗,还吸纳了具有网络影响力的青年作家群参与节目;文化嘉宾如蒋方舟、余世存、郦波和蒙曼等则来自不同研究与创作领域,他们以更高和更广阔的视角,对成语进行了丰富的解读。。