The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Voltaire
Also known as François-Marie Arouet
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 36
There's an unmistakable sharpness to this figure, the kind of mind that cuts through popular tales with surgical precision. His presence suggests someone who finds as much pleasure in dismantling myths as others do in creating them.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (18th century)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 36
- Books
- 1
Voltaire, born François-Marie Arouet, emerged as one of the most influential voices of the French Enlightenment, wielding his pen against superstition and popular fables with devastating wit. His historical work on Charles XII referenced ancient Gothic connections, while his skeptical nature led him to reject the iron cage story as mere fable, preferring documented truth over romantic legend.
Description
A slender, refined gentleman with the elegant bearing of 18th-century French aristocracy. His powdered hair is drawn back in a neat queue, and his face bears the sharp, intelligent features of a man whose wit is as renowned as his writing. He dresses in the height of Enlightenment fashion—embroidered waistcoat, silk stockings, and buckled shoes—carrying himself with the confident air of an intellectual who has made a career of questioning accepted truths.
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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