The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Julius Solon
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 20
There's something slightly awkward about this newly elevated senator whose promotion became the subject of contemporary wit, suggesting a man caught between his origins and his purchased rank. His presence carries the uncertain dignity of one still learning to wear the purple stripe.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult during events
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 20
- Books
- 1
Julius Solon was a senator whose elevation to rank became the subject of a contemporary joke about being 'banished into the senate' through the purchase of his position. His story reflects the social mobility and occasional mockery that accompanied the sale of senatorial rank in the later Roman Empire.
Description
A middle-aged Roman man with the prosperous but slightly uncomfortable appearance of newly purchased rank, wearing a senatorial toga with the broad purple stripe that marks his elevated status. His dark hair is carefully arranged, his face clean-shaven, and his bearing suggests someone still adjusting to the dignity of his position. His features lack the hereditary confidence of ancient nobility.
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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