The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Licinianus
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 195
A Roman citizen whose presence suggests the ordinary concerns of property and legitimacy that occupied the legal minds of his age. His bearing reflects the quiet dignity of provincial respectability.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 195
- Books
- 1
Licinianus was a Roman citizen whose son inherited his father's property under the supposition that he was legitimate and had been promoted to a place of dignity. His case illustrates the complex legal questions surrounding legitimacy and inheritance that occupied Roman jurisprudence during the later empire.
Description
A middle-aged Roman citizen of ordinary build with features typical of provincial respectability. He wears simple but respectable clothing appropriate to a man of moderate means, neither wealthy nor impoverished. His bearing suggests the quiet dignity of one whose legal affairs, particularly regarding property and legitimacy, have become matters of formal record.
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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