Who is Timon Myrmex from The Source; a Novel and what is their importance?

Timon in an architect who builds most of the Roman building in Makor, Caesarea and other places. He is a Roman who is married to Shelomith, a Jew. Both are imprisoned in the temple of Venus and wait to see if they will die that day. Timon has been an associate of Herod's who slaughtered thousands of Jews. Timon and Shelomith are set free since Herod is dead.