The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Ithacius
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 124
There's something repellent about Ithacius—a bishop whose zeal seems to spring from darker motives, his very presence suggesting corruption beneath the vestments.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 124
- Books
- 1
Ithacius emerges as a profligate bishop whose vices reveal that his persecution of the Priscillianists was driven by sordid motives rather than genuine religious conviction. He actively sought the torture and execution of heretics, embodying the worst excesses of religious persecution.
Description
Ithacius presents as a profligate bishop whose appearance betrays the corruption of his character, his ecclesiastical robes unable to conceal the base nature that drives his persecutory zeal.
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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