The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Damocles
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 155
Damocles is a supporting character in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Middle-aged
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 155
- Books
- 1
Damocles was the subject of a famous anecdote illustrating the dangers of envying the powerful, whose reign began and ended with the same dinner where a sword hung suspended above his head by a single thread. His tale became synonymous with the anxiety that accompanies great fortune.
Description
A middle-aged courtier of classical appearance, reclining at a banquet in elegant attire. His features show the tension between apparent pleasure and the awareness of danger, with the famous sword of Damocles suspended above him by a thread.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
Appearances
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