![]() ![]() Lygia (Callina): captured daughter of the king of Lugii (now south-central Poland) who is a slave living in the home of Aulus Platinus and his wife, Pomponia Graecina. Marcus Vinicius: the nephew of Gaius Petronius (and apparently the fictitious son of the real Marcus Vinicius) who is a patrician and a military tribune. A member of Nero’s court, he has wit and a lazy sophistication but is uncannily shrewd and impresses Rome with his persuasive and engaging personality He is the uncle of Marcus and an arbiter of taste and artistic elegance. Gaius Petronius: a real historical character. Perhaps it’s useful to ground the novel by examining a few of the characters within its pages, especially since some of them are draw from real life: The Forum see from the Farnese Gardens (1826) Camille Corot ![]()
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