The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Johann Freinsheim
Also known as Frenshemius
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 196
There's a quiet precision to this scholar, the kind of man whose mind moves through ancient texts like a cartographer mapping unknown lands. His presence suggests careful thought and measured judgment, someone who finds certainty in the margins of history.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 196
- Books
- 1
Johann Freinsheim, known as Frenshemius, was a German classical scholar whose meticulous work supplemented the historical record of Livy. His contribution focused on establishing the precise age of Scipio Africanus at the time of the Voconian law's enactment, determining that the great general was seventeen years old during this crucial period. His scholarly intervention helped clarify the timeline of one of Rome's most celebrated military figures.
Description
A middle-aged man of scholarly bearing with a thin, angular build and pale complexion from years spent among manuscripts. His receding hairline frames a thoughtful face marked by wire-rimmed spectacles perched on a narrow nose. He wears the formal academic robes of a 17th-century German scholar, complete with a fur collar that speaks to his learned status. His hands, accustomed to turning delicate pages, move with the careful precision of one who handles ancient knowledge.
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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