Short Fiction · Character
Aulus
A young Roman officer accompanying Vitellius to the banquet.
minor
First appearance: herodias
Aulus's tie to Vitellius is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Vitellius's son, a decadent youth who offers protection to Antipas.
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With Vitellius (family): Aulus is Vitellius's son, accompanying his father on a diplomatic visit to Herod Antipas. With Herod Antipas (social): Aulus is a young Roman guest at Herod Antipas's court, treated with polite…
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Relationship types
- Family
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Secondary and supporting characters
- Herodias story characters
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- Vitellius
family · positive
Aulus is Vitellius's son, accompanying his father on a diplomatic visit to Herod Antipas. How this plays out →
- Herod Antipas
social · positive
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