The Secret History · Character
Sergius
A Roman official or military commander.
minor
First appearance: the secret history
Sergius 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.
Murders eighty Levathae ambassadors after a banquet under pledge of safety, causing loss of Solomon and the Roman army in Libya; protected by Theodora.
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In How Theodora Tricked the General’s Daughter Into a Liaison with the Empress’s Nephew, and Belisarius Became a Public Laughing Stock: Murders eighty Levathae ambassadors after a banquet under pledge of safety, causing…
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Character groups
- Belisarius's African Command
- Justinian's Court Intriguers
- Protagonist
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The emotional and psychological peak occurs when Theodora’s jealousy and fear of Amasalontha’s beauty and cunn…
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