Cast of Characters

• • Historical figure
• * Fictional character
• † Based on a historical figure about whom little is known
• ‡ Based on a historical figure whose name is unknown

• * Adrianna —a Vestal Virgin selected as matron by Emperor Caligula in AD 38
• • Agrippa —grandson of Herod the Great; appointed to rule over Judea and Samaria by Emperor Claudius
• • Agrippina the Younger —sister of Caligula, fourth wife of Claudius, and mother of Nero
• • Annas —former chief priest of Israel who wields influence at the trial of Christ
• † Andronicus —a leader of the church in Rome
• † Apronius —Roman senator tried for treason during the reign of Tiberius
• • Caiaphas —chief priest of Israel during the trial of Christ
• • Caligula —emperor of Rome from AD 37–41
• * Calpurnia —a Vestal Virgin, matron of the house from AD 28–38
• † Cato —Roman senator who serves as consul in AD 36
• • Chaerea —a member of the Praetorian Guard assigned to protect Caligula
• • Claudius —emperor of Rome from AD 41–54
• * Cobius —Roman gladiator from the same school as Mansuetus
• • Cornelius —Roman centurion in Caesarea
• † Crispinus —Roman senator who makes his fortune as a delator, prosecuting other senators for treason
• * Flavia —a Vestal Virgin selected by Emperor Tiberius
• † Junia —a leader of the church in Rome
• * Lucian Aurelius —a boyhood friend of Caligula who later becomes a member of the Praetorian Guard
• • Lateranus —Roman aristocrat pardoned and restored to his position by Nero
• * Longinus —Roman centurion with Pilate during the trial of Christ
• • Macro —prefect of the Praetorian Guard from AD 31–38
• * Mansuetus, the gladiator —one of Rome’s great gladiators during the reigns of Tiberius and Caligula
• * Mansuetus, the son —a promising young advocate named after the gladiator
• • Marcus Lepidus —a leading Roman senator during the reign of Tiberius
• * Marcus Serbius —loyal childhood friend of Theophilus
• • Nero —emperor of Rome from AD 54–68
• † Onesimus —a slave to Philemon of Colossae and companion of the apostle Paul
• • Paul of Tarsus —an apostle and leader in the early church
• • Pilate —prefect of the Roman province of Judea from AD 26–36
• † Procula —wife of Pilate
• ‡ Quintus —Roman centurion in charge of the execution of Jesus
• † Rubria —a Vestal Virgin selected by the Emperor Caligula in AD 38
• • Sejanus —a prefect of the Praetorian Guard and de facto ruler of Rome after Tiberius withdraws to the island of Capri
• • Seneca the Younger —Roman philosopher and statesman
• * Sergius —Roman soldier assigned to guard Paul
• † Theophilus —a renowned Roman advocate who serves as an assessore for Pilate in Judea and later represents Paul in front of Nero
• • Tiberius —emperor of Rome from AD 14–37
• • Tigellinus —prefect of the Praetorian Guard from AD 62–68 and friend of Nero