Rome - 36. Chapter 36

Great ending to a really entertaining story, so thank you yet again for the inspiring read

Calvin:

All Good Things come to an end, unfortunately even the Chronicles of Lucinius.  This very well written story gives hope that when Lucinius passed, that he left instructions for his Freedmen and boys to remain at the villa and free. Unfortunately the real history of Rome tells a different tale. We can only hope that his brother (and Senator) Duccius would do the right thing, and if not him, then his son and successor Junius who spent much of his childhood at the Villa, in the company of other boys who were not treated as slaves and property.

Worst case scenario, whoever has to decide must face both Apollo and the Mouth of Truth (Roman Holiday). Hopefully he (it would have been a 'he') does not 'come up short' in handling the estate. Looking forward to the next story Cal.

Tony B

11 hours ago, Kev said:

Absolutely loved this story...

As someone who has always wished that he had been born in those times it was a breath of fresh air... It would be nice to see what happens to the guys in the villa lose the patronage of Lucinius. I mean as freedmen would his family recognise his wishes for the place or just barge in like this century and take over?

Thanks Kev, I appreciate your comments. If history proves itself, the villa would stay under Aumen's guidance probably with Junius taking over. Duccius would retire to the villa in the south where his father had retired and he would inherit  that Villa. As long as Duccius was alive he would spend time at both Villas. Junius would inherit the house in Rome, Lucinius's Villa would be self managed under the guidance of Junius who would end up with both Villas if he lived that long.

7 hours ago, mikedup said:

Great ending to a really entertaining story, so thank you yet again for the inspiring read

You are welcome. I appreciate my faithful readers and you are one of those.

7 hours ago, Anton_Cloche said:

Calvin:

All Good Things come to an end, unfortunately even the Chronicles of Lucinius.  This very well written story gives hope that when Lucinius passed, that he left instructions for his Freedmen and boys to remain at the villa and free. Unfortunately the real history of Rome tells a different tale. We can only hope that his brother (and Senator) Duccius would do the right thing, and if not him, then his son and successor Junius who spent much of his childhood at the Villa, in the company of other boys who were not treated as slaves and property.

Worst case scenario, whoever has to decide must face both Apollo and the Mouth of Truth (Roman Holiday). Hopefully he (it would have been a 'he') does not 'come up short' in handling the estate. Looking forward to the next story Cal.

Tony B

 

 

 

I just have one question, is that your hand in the cookie jar.

I wish I had more on this story, I enjoyed writing it but to be truthful, I enjoyed the investigate work I did to try and be as authentic as possible with the time of the story. I wasn't a history major in school but I have always been fascinated by reading historic events of the past.

Thanks Cal. I really enjoyed this one. There is always something in your stories that pulls me in...and I love it. 

The ending seemed abrupt. Like we never got the chance to say good-bye or something.

Playing catch-up so not taking the time to read others comments made me realise how important that is to the whole reading of Gayauthors stories.

Thanks, as always, Cal. 

1 hour ago, Buz said:

Thanks Cal. I really enjoyed this one. There is always something in your stories that pulls me in...and I love it. 

The ending seemed abrupt. Like we never got the chance to say good-bye or something.

Playing catch-up so not taking the time to read others comments made me realise how important that is to the whole reading of Gayauthors stories.

Thanks, as always, Cal. 

You are welcome, friend. I try and add some depth through the comments. 

Such a great holiday catching up and finishing the Roman story! Thank you! 

7 hours ago, Chris L said:

Such a great holiday catching up and finishing the Roman story! Thank you! 

You are welcome. Now you can start on a different story. I'm glad you are enjoying my stories. Thanks

Whhat story of yours would you advise reading next. I have enjoyed 'Rome' very much, I like the ancient history and the relations between the men. If you want to discuss something or ask for advice just email me at misterwill2@live.com

5 minutes ago, Will Hawkins said:

Whhat story of yours would you advise reading next. I have enjoyed 'Rome' very much, I like the ancient history and the relations between the men. If you want to discuss something or ask for advice just email me at misterwill2@live.com

What stories have you read?  Rome was the only one I wrote based on history. I have started another one but it is incomplete. 

I will wait for another series to be completed – my life (here in the Brazilian Rain Forest – is very calm and I look forward to good reading. At my age (87) that is about all that is left.

1 minute ago, Will Hawkins said:

I will wait for another series to be completed – my life (here in the Brazilian Rain Forest – is very calm and I look forward to good reading. At my age (87) that is about all that is left.

I spent time in Brazil and I have friends from there. Unfortunately my time was mostly in Rio, that is where my friends are from. I have a list of my finished stories and I think there is a way to obtain that list. If you pick one I can tell you a little about it. 

OK, my choice would be a long series (many chapters), but it doe not have to be historical. as I am too lazy to search and too impatient to wait for the day when a chapter is supposed to be on line. I love the fact that your Rome story had very few grammatical errors in it – so many authors on GA have never discovered a grammar-checking program.

My location in Brazil is very different from Rio. The nearest town is Itacimarim, but we live on a farm/ranch a long way out in the country. My old bones love the warm weather however, when I first arrived (2008) we lived in an apartment on the beach. I love the ocean, but did not like the crowded conditions there. Where I live now, I cannot even see another house, though there are neighbors along the road to here. That is just fine for me. The property lies on a 40º slope down from the road to a man-made lake and is liberally covered with large trees. We even have a couple of lage mango trees that are just now giving us fresh fruit for breakfast.

Mister Will