# Barbarus — The Golden Ass character guide

> Barbarus in The Golden Ass by Apuleius.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0026-book-iv

## Who they are

Husband who discovers his wife's infidelity through a hidden witness.

## Relationships

### [Myrmex](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/characters/myrmex)

_professional_

Barbarus is Myrmex's master, a wealthy man whose wife is pursued by Philesiterus, creating a tense dynamic.

### [Philesiterus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/characters/philesiterus)

_rivalry_

Philesiterus schemes to cuckold Barbarus, making them antagonists in a tale of adultery and deception.

### [Philesiterus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/characters/philesiterus)

_rivalry_

Philesiterus schemes to cuckold Barbarus, making them antagonists in a tale of adultery and deception.

## In the story

### [XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xl)

A senator known for his severity, who keeps his wife closely guarded.

### [XLI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xli)

Jealous husband who commands his wife be kept close and threatens severe punishment for any man who touches her.

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