The Greatest Ludus P27

Nimr approached the city’s western gate with caution. There were several centurions, both on foot and on horseback, who were keeping their eyes out for anyone of concern. Nimr didn’t want to attraction their attention, even though he was confident he could slay all of them if he had to. He was nearly upon them […]

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The Greatest Ludus P26

“Ha!” Marcus Octavius Paulus nearly snorted his morning kykeon out of his nose. The messenger had delivered most pleasing yet unexpected news and as he strolled through his villa his mind considered the implications. He also made a mental note to inform Vibius and Caius of this latest development. How do I manipulate this to […]

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The Greatest Ludus P25

For once Stigr was not the one to travel to Nepos’ villa. Another servant was sent whilst he entertained an older couple with, amongst other things, a gag, a whip, and various penetrative implements. He wasn’t quite finished with the husband when he heard Nepos’ familiar voice upon arrival. He mentally shook his head as […]

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The Greatest Ludus P24

Their passion sated, Etruscilla lay her head down upon her husband’s chest, listening to the sound of his heartbeat. He was quiet, almost unnaturally so, as they enjoyed each other’s arms. “You are troubled my love.” Nepos nodded. “I am. I am… glad to have seen sense, but worried, deeply worried, about what the future […]

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The Greatest Ludus P23

Cloaked by his hood and dressed in clean, upstanding clothes, no one gave Nimr a second glance. He looked nothing like the brave and fierce warrior that duelled on the sands, and he blended in with ease. The market stalls, the busy streets, the horses with their carts and the shopkeepers with their wares- not […]

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The World War II ‘Narrative’

Over on the Coalition website, I recently dismantled a few arguments made by a Holocaust denier, and now, on the course of my web travels, I’ve stumbled across a site that suggests everything we know and understand of Hitler and the Nazis was wrong. Let’s take a look shall we? The following is quoted from […]

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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 given to him by Paulus, Nepos despaired at the man’s lack of fighting skill. His opponent was a man of the Moors, bulging with muscles […]

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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 it. What he had not expected, upon strolling into the senate office of Caius, was to be faced by not one brother but two. “Vibius, […]

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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 Stigr opened it. Crispina’s latest servant looked wide-eyed in shock at the imposing sight of Nimr, who did not waste time on pleasantries, pushing past […]

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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, yet he made no move to seduce her. She knew he was worried- deeply worried- by events he could not control, yet precisely because of […]

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