The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Paulus Orosius
Also known as Orosius
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 128
There's something quietly haunted about his bearing—the look of a man who has seen libraries emptied and wonders what remains of the world he knew. His eyes carry the weight of witnessing loss.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (early 5th century)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 128
- Books
- 1
Paulus Orosius emerges as a historian who witnessed the aftermath of the Serapeum's destruction, noting the emptied library shelves with apparent discomfort despite his Christian convictions. Connected intimately to Augustine through friendship and faith, he attributed miraculous victories to divine providence while recording the transformation of swords into ploughshares among the Barbarians and the loss of Spain to Honorius's treachery.
Description
A middle-aged historian with pale skin and thinning dark hair, wearing simple clerical robes appropriate to a 5th-century Christian writer. His face shows the lines of someone who has witnessed difficult times, with thoughtful brown eyes and a slightly stooped posture from years of writing.
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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