# Berenice — Beric the Briton character guide

> Berenice in Beric the Briton by G. A. Henty.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0014-xiii-a-christian

## Snapshot

A young Jewish princess in Rome whose wounded pride over Beric reveals how deeply she has come to rely on his attention.

## Who they are

Berenice moves in Rome's elite circles and counts Beric a close friend, but her feelings run warmer than she admits. When he speaks calmly of her possible return home, she storms off hurt, then confesses the quarrel to her father. Her jealousy and vulnerability expose the emotional stakes of Beric's divided life between two worlds and two women.

## In the story

### [A Hostage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/i-a-hostage)

Mentioned as one to whom Beric related British tales and legends.

### [City and Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/ii-city-and-forest)

Expresses disappointment that Beric seems glad she might leave for Rome; her father explains Beric's motives.

### [A Wolf Hunt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/iii-a-wolf-hunt)

Greets Beric at home, expresses boredom and fear of the unrest, and discusses the differences between Roman and British women.

### [An Infuriated People](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/iv-an-infuriated-people)

Converses with Cneius Nepo about the danger to Camalodunum and expresses concern for Beric's safety.

### [First Successes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/vi-first-successes)

In hiding with Cneius Nepo, expresses distress at the Britons' violence and anxiety about her father; Beric promises to arrange her escape.

### [VII: Defeat of the Britons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/vii-defeat-of-the-britons)

Beric's mother, seen in her chariot waving to him before the battle.

### [VIII: The Great Swamps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/viii-the-great-swamps)

Mentioned as having started with Cneius to meet the Romans after the defeat.

### [Outlaws](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/xix-outlaws)

Married to Pollio; Beric recalls her as a girl from four years earlier.

### [Mountain Warfare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/xx-mountain-warfare)

Daughter of Muro; inquires about Beric and Boduoc, and learns of the farmer's betrayal.

### [Old Friends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/xxi-old-friends)

Visits Beric in disguise, risks Nero's wrath to help him, expresses hope for peace between Britons and Romans.

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