The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Lucius Verus
Also known as Lucius Aurelius Verus, Younger Verus
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 19
There's something almost luminous about Lucius Verus—a youth whose very presence seems to promise greatness, yet there's also a softness to his features that speaks of someone who has known more pleasure than hardship. His bearing suggests natural charm and the easy confidence of imperial birth.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Youth at adoption, adult during reign
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 19
- Books
- 1
Lucius Verus began as a promising youth whose early years suggested he might develop into an exemplary ruler, adopted into the imperial family with great expectations. Though his riper years revealed many vices and a preference for pleasure over the rigors of governance, he possessed one redeeming virtue: a dutiful reverence for his wiser colleague Marcus Aurelius. He willingly abandoned the harsher responsibilities of empire to his more capable partner, finding contentment in his subordinate role.
Description
Lucius Verus possesses the refined features and graceful bearing of Roman imperial youth, with dark hair arranged in the elaborate style befitting his station. His face combines the promise of early manhood with the natural authority that comes from noble birth, though his expression suggests someone more inclined toward the pleasures of court life than the burdens of rule. The purple imperial robes drape elegantly around his form, marking him as a man born to power.
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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