The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Othman
Also known as Osman, Athman, Uthman
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 282
There's something of both the shepherd's simplicity and the conqueror's resolve in his weathered presence—the aged founder of a dynasty who began as a pastoral chief and robber, carrying the weight of transformation in his very bearing.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Advanced age at time of Prusa conquest
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 282
- Books
- 1
Othman began as a shepherd and robber who possessed the ordinary virtues of a soldier, rising to become the Turkish prince of Bithynia and founder of the Ottoman dynasty. His arc traces the transformation from pastoral chief to imperial founder, receiving news of the conquest of Prusa in his aged and infirm state, marking the culmination of a remarkable rise from humble beginnings.
Description
An elderly Turkish prince of advanced age with weathered olive skin, white hair and beard, wearing traditional Turkish pastoral chief's attire that has seen both the simplicity of shepherd life and the dignity of emerging royalty. His bearing shows both the ordinary virtues of a soldier and the infirmity of advanced age.
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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