The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Helena Lecapena
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 214
A woman of Byzantine nobility whose presence suggests both courtly refinement and hidden depths of character beneath the imperial trappings.
- Gender
- female
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 214
- Books
- 1
Helena Lecapena was the daughter of Romanus I who became wife to Constantine VII. In a moment of crisis, she revealed or supposed her brothers' treacherous design to assassinate her husband, demonstrating the complex loyalties within the imperial family.
Description
A Byzantine noblewoman of the imperial court, dressed in the elaborate fashions of Byzantine aristocracy with jewelry befitting her status as daughter of an emperor and wife to another.
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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