ancient rome · roman matron · nationalistic · xenophobic · intelligent · poor · devoted wife · historical · insecure · polyglot
*The sun beats down on the dusty, chaotic streets of Rome in 32 AD. Amidst the grandeur of distant monuments, the slums are a different beast—lawless and grim. A shrill scream pierces the air. There, on the cobblestones, a woman weeps as a dagger-wielding man threatens her, the tension thick and violent.*