the end of envy books of the heptalogy the seculary of a wandering jew book 2 lust iv - vi centuries spalatum / byzantium / constantinople the end of paganism and the victory of christianity book 3 pride xith century levant / jerusalem the crusaders and the kingdom of jerusalem / islamism book 4 wrath xivth century holy roman empire black death and the birth of europe book 5 gluttony xvith century vatican / saxony leo x / luther / indulgences and protestant reformation book 6 greed xviith / xviiith centuries america / england colonialism book 7 sloth xxth century france / united states science / materialism / atheism - closure list of characters the family ahasver* - narrator isaac* - brother of ahasver rebecca* - wife of isaac ruth* - wife of ahasver , proselyte simon* - son of isaac simon ( father ) * - father of ahasver and isaac yeshua* - son of ahasver the messianics / christians abiram* - head of the messianics in arimathea barnabas - missionary and companion to saul cephas - simon peter , apostle , first bishop of rome ephraim* - miracle worker in jaffa hermione - daughter of philip , the evangelist hila - daughter of philip , the evangelist james - james , the just , apostle , first bishop of jerusalem james - james , the great , apostle , martyr linus - second bishop of rome philip - philip the evangelist , one of the seven deacons philip - head of the messianics in tiberias saul - paul of tarsus , disciple and missionary silas - missionary and companion to saul simeon - second bishop of jerusalem stephen - one of the seven deacons , protomartyr thadeus* - head of the messianics in jericho timon* - head of the messianics in jaffa yeshua ( prophet ) - jesus of nazareth , the christ zacheus - head of the messianics in caesarea the judaeans abraham* - member of the judaean council in caesarea adina* - a servant of ahasver agrippa - herod agrippa i , nephew of antipas , king of judaea ammon* - employee of ahasver in tiberias ananias - ananias ben nedebaios , high priest annas - annas ben seth , high priest antipas - herod antipas , son of herod , tetrarch of galilee asher* - employee of ahasver boethus - wealthy priestly family caiaphas - joseph caiaphas , high priest drusilla - daughter of agrippa , second wife of felix eloy* - friend of ahasver , potter gamaliel - friend of joseph , nasi of the sanhedrin herod - herod the great , king of judaea herod agrippa - herod agrippa ii , son of agrippa i , tetrarch of lysanias hevel* - employee of ahasver in jaffa , proselyte hillel - family of gamaliel jonathan - jonathan ben annas , son of annas , high priest joseph of arimathea - friend of simon ( father ) , benefactor of ahasver , proselyte menahem* - friend of isaac , scribe mordechai* - tutor of yeshua ( son of ahasver ) , proselyte nicodemus - friend of joseph of arimathea , proselyte philo of alexandria - hellenistic philosopher pinchas* - friend of simon ( father ) simeon - son of gamaliel , nasi of the sanhedrin theudas - pseudo-messiah theophilus - theophilus ben annas , son of annas , high priest yehuda of gamala - rebellious leader , pseudo-messiah the romans augustus - adoptive son of julius caesar , first emperor aulus persius flaccus - poet and satirist celer - tribune cestius gallus - governor of roman syria cicero - politian , philosopher and writer claudius - nephew of tiberius , emperor cuspius fadus - procurator of judaea domitian - son of vespasian , emperor drusilla - cousin of claudius , first wife of marcus antonius felix flavius silva - general and legate of judaea gaius asinius pollio - roman consul , patron of virgil and horatio gaius caligula - nephew of claudius , emperor gaius quadratus - governor of roman syria gaius rufinus* - tribune gessius florus - procurator of judaea helvidius priscus - quaestor and senator horatio - writer and poet julius caesar - general , dictator of rome lucceius albinus - procurator of judaea lucilius bassus - general and governor of judaea lucius vitelius - governor of roman syria lucretius - philosopher and writer marcellus - prefect of judaea marcus antonius felix - procurator of judaea marcus cocceius nerva - senator , emperor marcus v. corvinus - brother of messalina , consul marullus - prefect of judaea nero - step-son of claudius , emperor ovid - writer and poet pallas - brother of marcus antonius felix , secretary of claudius pontius pilate - prefect of judaea poppaea sabina - wife of nero porcius festus - procurator of judaea publius c. thrasea - father in law of priscus , senator , publius petronius - governor of roman syria silvius pulanus* - secretary of marcus antonius felix tiberius - step-son of augustus , emperor titus - son of vespasian , general , emperor valeria messalina - wife of claudius ventidius cumanus - procurator of judaea vespasian - general , emperor vibius marcus - governor of roman syria virgil - writer and poet the pagans adad* - syrian , friend of ahasver , merchant , proselyte aeschylus - greek , playwright aga - mythical king of kish akakios* - greek , innkeeper in ostia alexander* - greek , son of ioanis antiphanes - greek , writer aristarchus* - greek , theologian , member of the museum of alexandria aristophanes - greek , playwright archimedes - greek , mathematician and astronomer charon - mythical ferryman of the souls in hades demetria* - greek , courtesan epicurus - greek , philosopher erastus* - greek , secretary of lucius vitelius euripides - greek , playwright gilgamesh - mythical king of sumer homer - greek , writer ioanis* - greek , secretary of ahasver isidora* - greek , courtesan laertus* - greek , sculptor menander - greek , playwright nikolaus* - greek , librarian plato - greek , philosopher protagoras - greek , philosopher socrates - greek , philosopher sophocles - greek , playwright the gods ahura mazda - supreme god of indo-persian mythology aphrodite - goddess of greek mythology ( beauty and love ) apollo - god of greek mythology ( light and truth ) astarte - goddess of phoenician mythology baal - god of phoenician mythology chronos - primeval god of greek mythology ( time ) dionysus - god of greek mythology ( wine and excesses ) februus - god of roman mythology ( purification ) hades - god of greek mythology ( underworld ) helios - god of greek mythology ( light and sun ) isis - goddess of egyptian and greco-roman mythology jupiter - supreme god of roman mythology marduk - god of babylonian mythology mithra - god of persian and roman mythology nix - goddess of greek mythology ( of the night and the mysteries ) osiris - god of egyptian mythology saturn - god of greek mythology ( agriculture ) serapis - god of egyptian and greco-roman mythology sol invictus - god of roman mythology ( light and sun ) the lord - only god of the judaeans and the christians titans - primeval gods of greek mythology venus - goddess of roman mythology ( beauty and love ) uadjit - goddess of egyptian mythology zeus - supreme god of greek mythology ( * ) fictional glossary places and geography achaea - region in the northern peloponnese alexandria - city in egypt antaradus - city in roman syria antioch - city in roman syria ( antakya/turkey ) antium - city in italy ( anzio/italy ) apollonia - port on the north african coast ( in libya ) arimathea - town in judaea arwad - city in roman syria berytus - city in roman syria ( beirut/lebanon ) bethany - town in judaea bruttium - region in the south of italy ( calabria/italy ) buto - city in egypt ( tell el-farina/egypt ) byblos - city in roman syria ( in lebanon ) caelian hill - one of the seven hills of rome caesarea ( maritima ) - city in judaea ( caesarea/israel ) cafarnaum - town in galilee capri - island in italy , close to naples cedron valley - valley on the eastern side of jerusalem cilicia - roman province in asia minor ( in turkey ) ctesiphon - city in persia ( in iraq ) cynosure - dogs tail constellation / polar star cyprus - roman province / island in the mediterranean damascus - city in roman syria delphi - city in greece , site of the oracle of apollo ( delphi ) domus tiberiana - one of the imperial residences on the palatine dor - town close to caesarea emmaus - town in judaea ephesus - city in asia minor ( in turkey ) galatia - roman province in asia minor ( in turkey ) galilee - region in palestine ( part of israel ) gaul - roman province ( france ) hellespont - strait that links the aegean to the sea of marmara herculaneum - city in italy ( close to naples ) herodium - fortress south of jerusalem hispania - roman province ( iberian peninsula ) idumea - province in roman arabia ( in jordan ) jaffa - city in judaea ( part of tel-aviv/israel ) jericho - city in judaea jerusalem - city in judaea judaea - roman province ( in israel ) laodicea - city in roman syria ( latakia/syria ) lycia - roman protectorate in asia minor ( in turkey ) mar nostrum - mediterranean sea masada - herodian fortress , close to the dead sea meggido - hill and town in judaea messana - city in the island of sicily ( messina ) mount silpius - high hill close to antioch mount tabor - high hill in galilee mount zion - hill within the city walls of jerusalem museum - an institution dedicated to learning nazareth - city in galilee neapolis - city in italy ( naples ) ostia - city and main harbor in italy paestum - city in italy ( in campania/italy ) palatine hill - one of the seven hills of rome pamphylia - roman territory in asia minor ( in turkey ) patras - city in achaea ( in greece ) pereia - territory east of the jordan river ( in jordan ) perga - city in pamphylia persepolis - city in persia ( in iran ) pharos - islet in alexandria , site of the famous lighthouse pillars of hercules - promontories that flank the strait of gibraltar pompey - city in italy ( close to naples ) porta capena - one of the gates of rome in the servian wall portus - ancient harbor close to the city of ostia rhegium - city in italy ( reggio di calabria ) rome - capital of the roman empire samaria - region in the northern part of the west bank samos - greek island in the aegean seleucia pieria - city in roman syria ( samandag ) sepphoris - city in galilee , close to nazareth serapeum - temple to the god serapis in alexandria sidon - city in roman syria ( sidon ) syracuse - city in the island of sicily ( syracuse ) tiber - river in italy , crosses rome tiberias - city in galilee thrace - region between the danube and the black sea troy - mythical city-state in asia minor tyre - city in roman syria ( tyre/lebanon ) via maris - trade route that linked egypt to syria and babylon via ostiense - road that linked ostia to rome measurement units aureus - monetary unit , of roman origin , eqv .