The salvage operation would last for several weeks. Early on it was decided by local forces to retain potentially repairable items of Chon’ith technology, and it gave the appearance of…
Category: Fiction
The Greatest Ludus P22
The bloodied gladiator that staggered from the dagger embedded in his thigh was not going to live long in the memory of the House of Nepos. One of the fifteen…
The Greatest Ludus P21
Marcus Paulus was not used to be summoned. A man of his importance did not expect such things. Yet when Caius Metellus called for him, Paulus did not dare ignore…
The Greatest Ludus P20
The sun was continuing it’s slow but steady ascent as Nimr reached the doors to Lady Crispina’s house. He pummeled the huge wooden doors with all his might, until young…
The Greatest Ludus P19
Nepos was not himself. Etruscilla knew this immediately. The stillness of the night surrounded them, as did the cloying humidity, and Nepos’ handsome, unclothed body was cuddled up against hers,…
The Warlord P34
Obertan left later in the evening, having talked a great deal with Bertireth. Their careers, the friends and colleagues who had died in the name of Imperial glory, the events…
The Greatest Ludus P18
Nimr returned to the holding area with the other gladiators from his new ludus cheering his name. Well, most of them were. Kaeso was sullen and silent- Munatius merely inclined…
The Greatest Ludus P17
Nimr felt pain. More pain than he had felt in years. Blood trickled from several wounds and bruises were developing all over his body. Yet he remained standing, utterly determined…
The Greatest Ludus P16
“Welcome good people of Rome!” Vibius Maccius Metellus stood on the balcony, proclaiming today’s games open. Behind him sat his older brother, Senator Caius Maccius Metellus, along with Marcus Octavious…
99 Word Prompt: 100 Candles
I don’t know why I haven’t done this before. Floridaborne, of Two on a Rant, has been sharing (via Carrot Ranch) prompts for little stories, and I thought I’d finally…