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Pegasius

A Roman official or bishop mentioned in the text.

minor

First appearance: the secret history

Pegasius shows up with force in How Theodora Tricked the General’s Daughter Into a Liaison with the Empress’s Nephew, and Belisarius Became a Public Laughing Stock. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Ransoms Solomon from the Levathae but is murdered by Solomon in gratitude.
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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Belisarius's African Command
  • Protagonist
  • Justinian's Court Intriguers

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Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs when Theodora’s jealousy and fear of Amasalontha’s beauty and cunn…

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