The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Balbinus
Also known as Decimus Caelius Calvinus Balbinus
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 1
There's something refined about this Roman Emperor whose orator's bearing and distinguished fame speak of a man shaped by both wisdom and pleasure. His affable manner and liberal nature seem perfectly balanced by an innate sense of dignity.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 1
- Books
- 1
Balbinus, whose full name was Decimus Caelius Calvinus Balbinus, was a Roman Emperor admired as an orator and poet of distinguished fame. Born of noble birth with an affluent fortune, he served as a wise magistrate with liberal and affable manners. His love of pleasure was tempered by his sense of dignity, and his mild and humane appearance contrasted sharply with the rigid nature of his co-emperor Maximus.
Description
A Roman Emperor with noble appearance and orator's bearing. Adult man of distinguished fame, wearing imperial Roman robes. Affable manner with liberal bearing, showing the love of pleasure corrected by sense of dignity. Distinguished features reflecting his noble birth and affluent fortune.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
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