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    Kiltie69
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Marcus and the Slave - Prologue. Prologue

The prologue is here to try help you keep track of some of the characters. Also I plan to have an expanding glossary of words as the story continues.

Character Names and Glossary.


Marcus Quintilus Braxus - former first centurion of the 13th Legion.


Lucius Crassus - slaver buyer and mine owner, a weasel face man who has only hatred for Marcus.


Koen Lugus - former Warrior of Gaul, now slave owned by Marcus.


Gracchus - former slave now bodyguard of Marchus.


Bratranix - slave of Marcus, bought on same day as Koen.


Lucranos - slave of Marcus, bought on same day as Koen.


Marcellus - legionnaire lover of Marcus, now dead.


Marius - squad leader hired by Marcus.


Mascius - head of the household staff of Marcus Braxus


Prastugus - vineyard overseer originally from Brittania. Of the Iceni.


Young Lucius - the 20 something youthful slave who kept Marcus active.


Trajan - the assassin


Thor - one of five brothers bought as a slave, by Maurcus.


Remus Augustus - friend and former second to Marcus, now first spear of the Thirteenth.


Varus - one of Marius's men, lover of young Lucius the slave.


Titus - Lucius Crassus's right hand man.


Aurelia - Marcus's mother.


Quintillus - Marcus's father?

Glossary

Subligar - loincloth like underwear.


Primus pilus - first spear centurion, centurion in charge of the 1st cohort, highest ranking non officer in the roman army.


Strigil -scythe shaped metal tool used for cleaning skin during bathing.


Praetorium - the generals tent or accommodation. Usually a large structure in the centre of the military camp.


Contubernia - and eight man unit within a cohort. They lived, ate, and fought together.

 

Aurius an As - Units of currency one gold and one copper

 


Gallia Belgica - now modern day Belgium.


Lugus - Celtic god indentified as Mercury by the Romans.

The prologue is here to try help you keep track of some of the characters. Also I plan to have an expanding glossary of words as the story continues.
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