The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Recared
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 163
A king whose presence suggests both the weight of royal authority and the gravity of religious conviction, someone who has chosen a path that sets him apart from his predecessors.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- 6th century AD
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 163
- Books
- 1
Recared succeeded his father Leovigild as king of the Visigoths in Spain, becoming the first Catholic ruler of his people after generations of Arian Christianity. With prudence and diplomatic skill, he convened an assembly of Arian clergy and nobles to formally declare the kingdom's conversion to Catholicism, successfully managing a religious transition that would define Spanish Christianity for centuries.
Description
A 6th-century Visigothic king with the dignified bearing appropriate to his royal station, dressed in the garments of Visigothic royalty, carrying himself with the measured authority of a ruler who has successfully navigated a significant religious and political transition.
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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