# Calligonus — The Secret History character guide

> Calligonus in The Secret History by Procopius.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Discovering Calligonus

**First appearance:** 0002-the-secret-history

## Who they are

A eunuch in Theodora's service, involved in intrigues.

## In the story

### [III: Showing the Danger of Interfering with a Woman’s Intrigues, Especially When the Woman Is the Friend of an Empress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_history_se/chapters/iii-showing-the-danger-of-interfering-with-a-woman-s-intrigues-especially-when-the-woman-is-the-friend-of-an-empress)

Captured by Photius, confesses secrets under torture, later handed over to Antonina by Theodora.

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