The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Peter the Reader
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 207
There's a disturbing intensity about this church reader, his role in the holy community twisted by something darker. His presence carries the weight of fanaticism barely contained beneath religious authority.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 207
- Books
- 1
Peter the Reader was a Christian functionary whose role as a church reader became forever stained by his participation in the inhuman butchering of Hypatia. On a fatal day during Lent, he led a troop of savage and merciless fanatics in tearing the philosopher from her chariot, stripping her naked, and dragging her to the church for her murder. His actions represent the darkest intersection of religious authority and mob violence.
Description
An adult Christian man of indeterminate build, dressed in the simple robes of a church reader. His features are marked by the savage intensity of a fanatic, hardened by religious zeal and carrying the weight of merciless purpose in his bearing.
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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