The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Susneus
Also known as Emperor Susneus, Segued
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 211
An emperor whose conversion to Catholicism marks him as a bridge between ancient traditions and new faith, carrying himself with the gravity of one who has chosen a difficult spiritual path.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (17th century)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 211
- Books
- 1
Emperor Susneus, also known as Segued, vigorously prosecutes a pious enterprise by declaring himself a proselyte to the synod of Chalcedon. His conversion to Catholicism and subsequent expulsion of the Latin patriarch after his father's death marks him as a ruler navigating complex religious and political currents in 17th-century Abyssinia.
Description
An adult Abyssinian emperor with dark brown skin, wearing Ethiopian royal attire adorned with Christian symbols appropriate to his converted status. His bearing reflects both his imperial dignity and the weight of religious transformation that defines his reign.
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
Meet Susneus in Bookworm
Meet Susneus in your EPUB — spoiler-safe to the book you're on.