Simonides
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Background
Simonides is a slave, caravan master and steward working for Judah Ben-Hur's family. His daughter is Esther.
During the events of Ben-Hur (1959) played by Sam Jaffe
Simonides returns to the home of Ben-Hur with Esther from Antioch and he brings gifts for Miriam and Tirzah. He tells Ben-Hur that Esther wishes to ask permission to wed. After Ben-Hur and his family are arrested, Simonides and Esther go to Messala and tell him that Ben-Hur is innocent. Messala then has Simonides and Esther put into prison. In prison he is tortured and later released by the Romans when they believe they cannot tell him any more information. Ben-Hur eventually returns and finds Simonides living and hiding in his old home with Esther and Malluch.