The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Deacon Pontius
Also known as Pontius
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 65
Deacon Pontius is a minor character in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Middle-aged adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 65
- Books
- 1
Deacon Pontius served as companion to Cyprian and composed his authentic life with careful accuracy, recording the bishop's final days as a spectator of his death. His writing preserved not only the story of one man's faith but the authentic voice of early Christian witness during times of persecution.
Description
Pontius appears as a middle-aged man with the sober bearing appropriate to a deacon and biographer. His face suggests the thoughtful attention of one who records the lives of others, dressed in the simple but respectable clothing of an early Christian church official.
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)
Appearances
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