The major characters receive ample biographical treatments, but so do dozens of other figures, famous and obscure, who had only fleeting links to Lukas' story.
The characters got stories written about them by famous biographers.
mnli hypothesis: The characters got stories written about them by famous biographers. premise: The major characters receive ample biographical treatments, but so do dozens of other figures, famous and obscure, who had only fleeting links to Lukas' story.