140AD - The Rise to Empress || [GxG] ||

Chapter 36

Translations:

Latin:

Cunne = Cunt.

Dominus = The word used to address one's owner. I decided to use this instead of the word 'master' itself since Greeks don't have a specific word for what their slaves would address them as. They just went by 'master' or 'mistress' which seemed quite boring and mediocre.

Bibliotheca = Library. The Romans basically kept all of their ledgers full of history and records in the many bibliotheca. In most cases these 'libraries' were private but I believe there was one or two available for those that had the skill of reading. Keep in mind reading and writing back then was a super rare skill to have. Funny enough, slaves owned by the opulent were taught these skills since the rich bastards were too lazy to read the letters they receive, and they were too lazy to write their own replies. 
(Free history lesson, you're welcome.)

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam = I will either find a way or make one.

Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit. Ego amo te. = Perhaps even these things will be good to remember one day. I love you.

Matris futour = Motherfucker.

Greek:

Diskos = It literally means 'to throw something' and was used to describe the sport of throwing a discus in Ancient Greece. But in modern times, the word 'discus' was derived from diskos just to give a general idea of where it came from.

Pyx = Boxing / Fist fighting.

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The market forum bustled with impatient Romans and foreigners ready to spend the coin that was burning holes in their pouches. They all gathered there on the day for one reason, and one reason alone, and that was to buy the Colosseum's champion. Alexandria Silvestre. When news reached far enough that the Gladiatrix will be on the auction block, the slave traders were sure to be in the forum before it was even first light. They traveled from far and wide, day and night.

They pushed and shoved at one another, angsty to get to the very front where the slaves were being lined up one by one as if they were nothing but cattle. It wasn't all true what Blake had promised Lexa; that she would be sold the very next day. No, such never came true. It was a whole week later. Once he heard how much interest was vested in the Gladiatrix, and her overall sale, he decided to wait.

He might as well make some coin from the last thorn in his side; the only thing that remained in the way of the success of his ever-growing Empire. Or that was the way he justified it.

There was no point in selling her to the richest, yet poorest, of travelers visiting Rome; it would be so much more advantageous to sell her to someone that would be willing to pay thousands of denarii and not only hundreds.

Perhaps it would be a Greek, perhaps it would be a trader from the kingdom of Silla in the Korean Peninsula, or perhaps it will be a brute from the Germanics. Either way, her new owner will be known before midday which was only two candle lines away.

The first line of slaves were lanky, almost unhealthy looking, but with a few good meals, they would surely be perfect farmworkers. They didn't get much interest and were only sold for a handful of sestertii which was practically worthless. The second line of slaves were healthier than the first group and they would likely be used on fishing boats or as plain slaves in the villas of the rich to serve food or drink at private banquets.