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==Victor (prefect)== |
==Victor (prefect)== |
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'''Victor''', city prefect of [[Thessalonica (City)|Thessalonica]], was a very fat man. In 597, Victor gave an extremely boring speech to the people, encouraging them to remain strong and trust in [[God]] and the saints to protect them from the [[avar (Thessalonica)|Avar]] invasion. He then announced his intention to travel to [[Constantinople]] and petition Emperor [[Maurice]] for more soldiers to garrison the city. [[Eusebius (Thessalonica)|Bishop Eusebius]] was to look after Thessalonica in Victor's absence, and pray for the prefect's eventual safe return. Audience member [[George (Thessalonica)|George]] noticed that the bishop seem to put emphasis on the word "eventual."<ref>Ibid., pgs. 24-26.</ref> |
'''Victor''', city prefect of [[Thessalonica (City)|Thessalonica]], was a very fat man. In 597, Victor gave an extremely boring speech to the people, encouraging them to remain strong and trust in [[God]] and the saints to protect them from the [[avar (Thessalonica)|Avar]] invasion. He then announced his intention to travel to [[Constantinople]] and petition Emperor [[Maurice]] for more soldiers to garrison the city. [[Eusebius (Thessalonica)|Bishop Eusebius]] was to look after Thessalonica in Victor's absence, and pray for the prefect's eventual safe return. Audience member [[George (Thessalonica)|George]] noticed that the bishop seem to put emphasis on the word "eventual."<ref>Ibid., pgs. 24-26.</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:26, 16 August 2019
This article lists the various minor fictional characters who appear in Thessalonica. Most appeared in only one scene, or had a very brief, unimportant speaking role that did not impact the plot, and never appeared again.
Germanus
Philotechnus
Philotechnus was an ancient Greek magical philosopher, whose wisdom included the maxim, "Do not call up that which you cannot put down."[1]
Literary comment
The name "Philotechnus" literally translates as "Lovecraft". The "philosophical quote" is a popular paraphrase from "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward".
Gaius Thynes
Around AD 100, a man named Gaius Thynes went to the shrine of Asclepius in Thessalonica and was cured of his illness. Nearly five centuries later, the shrine had been repurposed for the Christian hero St. Demetrius, but Thynes' inscription was still visible on a wall.[2]
Victor (barber)
Victor (prefect)
Victor, city prefect of Thessalonica, was a very fat man. In 597, Victor gave an extremely boring speech to the people, encouraging them to remain strong and trust in God and the saints to protect them from the Avar invasion. He then announced his intention to travel to Constantinople and petition Emperor Maurice for more soldiers to garrison the city. Bishop Eusebius was to look after Thessalonica in Victor's absence, and pray for the prefect's eventual safe return. Audience member George noticed that the bishop seem to put emphasis on the word "eventual."[3]
References
- ↑ Thessalonica, p. 354.
- ↑ Ibid., p. 39.
- ↑ Ibid., pgs. 24-26.
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