Artimi Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 6-Mar-07 Fallen Hopes Sethra watched the sunrise; the sky turned from dark, dark blue to a wonderful rose, then a joyous orange. This matched her mood. Today she was 14, and her mother and father said they had a birthday surprise. Many of her friends were already betrothed or married, and she felt left behind. Hopefully, a future husband was the surprise. Her mother knew who she preferred first, second, third, as if this would matter. Pater was a rising client of an important patron, one who was actually in the Senate. Unfortunately her marriage would a political or commercial union. Father had already left the domus, and Sethra could hear her mother moving about. Her brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maty Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 Okay ... A good story, and relating well to what someone tangentially related to the assassination might have felt. Just two niggles Firstly, where does the name Sethra come from? Since a Roman female's name was the feminine of the gentilicum, this suggests that the father was called Sethrus. Which is not a Roman name. Secondly the funeral of Caesar probably took place on March 17 - several days after the ides, so you are running events into each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artimi Posted August 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Okay ... A good story, and relating well to what someone tangentially related to the assassination might have felt. Just two niggles Firstly, where does the name Sethra come from? Since a Roman female's name was the feminine of the gentilicum, this suggests that the father was called Sethrus. Which is not a Roman name. Secondly the funeral of Caesar probably took place on March 17 - several days after the ides, so you are running events into each other. Sethra is Etruscan. When I wrote this, I was still very fascinated by Etruscans (still am but Rome claimed my time). I named her Sethra, in honour of her mother's ancestors in Etruria and I like the name. I think I was going to introduce more details of the names of the characters had I continued. Caesar was dead!! Killed with the help of our patron. First the assassins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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