Augustine's closest friend and student from the same province (Tagaste), belonging to one of the city's noble families. His ambitious temperament deeply influences Augustine. He is an intelligent, justice-loving, but flawed young man; his shameful passion for gladiator fights and circus games created an addiction, and although he recovered from this weakness for a short time through one of Augustine's sermons, he later succumbed to this passion again. However, because of his moral and principled nature, he laughed off large bribe offers while he was an deputy judge and did not bow down even to Roman senators. He bore spiritual pains together with Augustine, became a Christian at the same time, and eventually became a great theologian.
He is one of Augustine's students in Carthage. He was sent to Rome by his noble family to study law. In Rome, he joins the bloody enthusiasm of the arena (gladiator fights) at the insistence of a group of friends; he cannot keep the promise he made to himself not to watch, amid the tremendous roar of the arena, and falls captive to this wild spectacle. Along with Augustine, he followed the Manichaeans and never left his side in the corrupt environment of Rome.
Although no specific physical description is detailed throughout the text, he reflects the traces of a noble, educated, and serious statesman profile rather than ostentation.
Aurelius Augustinus
Not just his student, he is like a companion and spiritual twin. He stands right by his side during Augustinus's mental enlightenment process in the search for faith.
Gladyatör Oyunları
A dark symbol of Alypius's defeat against his own will's addiction.