# Lesbia — Beric the Briton character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0017-xvi-in-nero-s-palace

## Who they are

A Roman woman, possibly a courtesan, associated with Nero's court.

## Relationships

### [Norbanus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/characters/norbanus)

_social_

Lesbia is a Roman socialite and acquaintance of Norbanus, moving in the same aristocratic circles.

### [Norbanus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/characters/norbanus)

_social_

Lesbia is a Roman socialite and acquaintance of Norbanus, moving in the same aristocratic circles.

### [Norbanus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/characters/norbanus)

_social_

Lesbia is a Roman socialite and acquaintance of Norbanus, moving in the same aristocratic circles.

## In the story

### [XIV: Rome in Flames](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/xiv-rome-in-flames)

Norbanus's wife, who is distressed by the fire and the need to abandon belongings.

### [In Nero's Palace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/xvi-in-nero-s-palace)

Hosts Beric; connected to noble families; values Beric's position as a friend at court.

### [Betrothal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/xvii-betrothal)

Lesbia defies Norbanus's authority, lives a life of dissipation, and proposes the marriage of Aemilia to Rufinus Sulla.

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