The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Maeonius
Also known as Maeonius the assassin
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 41
A rash youth whose athletic frame and hunter's bearing suggest someone more comfortable in action than in counsel. His presence carries an edge of unpredictability.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- young adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 41
- Books
- 1
Maeonius was the nephew of the great Palmyrene leader Odenathus. Despite owing his position to his uncle's favor, he grew resentful of Odenathus's authority. During a hunting expedition turned entertainment, he assassinated his uncle in a moment of insolence, only to be executed shortly afterward by Odenathus's widow Zenobia.
Description
A young athletic Roman man with the lean build of a hunter, dark hair and clean-shaven face with intense, restless features. He wears simple hunting attire suited to physical activity, his posture suggesting both strength and barely contained energy.
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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