The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Hassan ibn al-Nu'man
Also known as Hassan Governor of Egypt, Hassan
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 236
A man whose presence carries the weight of command, accustomed to leading armies across vast distances and reducing cities to submission.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Middle-aged adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 236
- Books
- 1
Hassan ibn al-Nu'man served as Governor of Egypt and led the final Arab conquest of Carthage. Commanding forty thousand men, he reduced and pillaged the metropolis of Africa, completing the Arab domination of the region.
Description
Hassan ibn al-Nu'man is a middle-aged man of olive complexion and dark beard, his build that of a military commander. He wears the practical attire of a governor leading Arab forces, his presence marked by the authority of one who has conquered cities.
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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