Ancientrome Stories

Before time began, two forces shaped everything that would ever exist-Light, the spark of creation, and Darkness, the hunger that devours it. Known through ages as Janus and Orcus, their endless struggle has kept the universe turning. But the balance is cracking. As the ancient cycle falters, creation trembles, destinies shift, and a new age of beginnings-and endings-rises. In a cosmos where nothing is ever won, only traded, one truth remains: When Light stirs, Darkness follows. And when Darkness rises... all must choose what survives.

The saga of the Antony family continues as the next generations take up where their forebearers left off.

𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞. 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐕𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐎'𝐒 father was never meant to die in the arena. What the crowd celebrated as a fair kill was nothing more than a staged execution-engineered by a man with enough power to bury the truth for years. Now, five years later, Cassiana is done being silent. Raised in the shadows of Rome's gladiator pits, skilled in combat but unseen by the world above, she's determined to uncover who ordered her father's death-and make them pay. The deeper she digs, the more she realizes her father wasn't the first man silenced... and he won't be the last unless she stops them. But Rome is ruled by two emperors-brothers with a reputation for tyranny. One of them, 𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐀, is far more dangerous than the rumors say... because he sees through her lies. Because he recognizes her fire. Because he has secrets of his own, secrets tied to the same corruption she's fighting. Trusting him could get her killed. Wanting him is even more dangerous. But working with him may be the only way to expose the man who ordered her father's murder. And Cassiana Varro has nothing left to lose-only 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 left to claim. 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐀 𝐗 𝐎𝐂 (𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐕𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐎) ‼️𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲‼️ 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝: 11/22/25 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝:

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Rome was the greatest empire of the ancient world, and its history can be found around the world. But its beginning is a tangle of myths and forgotten lives. A god for a father, a wolf for a mother, and a destiny handed to two boys who never asked for it. But myths forget the fear. They forget the danger. They forget the truth. Romulus and Remus enter Alba Longa hunted by kings and watched by gods who see them as tools, not heirs. Their struggle is raw, human, and written in blood long before it becomes history. What really happened? What did the gods take, and what did the brothers have to sacrifice? How close did Rome come to dying before it ever truly lived? This is the story behind the legend.

Long before tales of sleigh bells and snow, a fourteen-year-old boy must leave his home on the sunlit shores of the Mediterranean. Forced to carve out his future in an empire divided by civil war, he boards a ship bound for 4th-century Rome. This journey turns out to be anything but safe-brutal seas, crooked merchants, pirates, politics, and the rise of a new faith will change his life forever... and set him on the path to creating one of the most beloved traditions the world has ever known. A tale of adventure, resilience, and the birth of a legend-this is not the Christmas story you know... but the story of Christmas that youve never heard.

Behold, dear reader! Every Greco Roman deity explained! Where I'll provide you with the basics and lesser known details about each Gerco Roman deity, using only information from actual ancient texts. Because modern retelling get everything wrong and that pisses me off. For the mythology enthusiasts and Hellenic polytheists, this book is for you.

It all begins when Helena, younger sister of the emperors Geta and Caracalla, meets by chance a gladiator before a fight. Chance makes them meet again on several occasions, or is it fate? The connection is instant, both showing a clear interest in each other from the very first encounter. Will these two people, who come from such different worlds, find something they have in common?

I used to be Princess Cleopatra Selene, Queen of Cyrenaica and Libya, daughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony. I was destined for a future of greatness. It wasn't until my parents' fall in the Battle of Actium that I was stripped of my titles, family, and country. I was forced into the gruesome streets of Rome with my only surviving brothers Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphus. I was then put into the home of the woman my father left for my mother and the man who caused both my mother and father to end their lives. I believed that my journey to Rome would be the end of me, that I would follow my family into the Underworld. I would never have believed that it would become the beginning of my future.

gladiator (2000) retelling inspired by shakespeare's macbeth.

This was supposed to be a PerLeo fanfic but I'm too lazy so it's basically just a normal day on the Argo II with Leo's POV and his thoughts/feelings about Percy. Percabeth ain't canon even tho I love them cuz as I said it was supposed to be Perleo. Whoever wants to can copy/continue ts as I'll probably only write like one chapter...

la coppia padre/figlia più disfunzionale della storia

Fate, Destiny and a Rube Goldberg Device. Stuck in a prim and proper Victorian world, where status and appearances matter, nineteen-year-old Meryia Abigail Wells-Morgan dreams of having a life outside of the typical Victorian stereotype in New England and getting out from under her overbearing mother. As a steampunk and creator, she dreams of patents, Rube Goldberg devices, and fame as a woman in a society dominated by men. Loaded with a component borrowed from her mother, her current Rube Goldberg goes array, sending her back in time. Was it fate, or was it just a mistake? She finds herself in a race against time and an approaching army to save not only herself but the people who have taken her in and the man she has fallen in love with. Can she succeed? Or will she doom them all to a fate worse than death? Written for the Sci-Fi September #justwriteit #AdventureEdition Something borrowed adventure challenge that also included other challenges from her writing group of "Douglas Adams meets Tolkien," aliterations, the words bacon, punk, feather, and egg timer. . This story has an air of romance and contains history and alternate history as well. This story sat at SCIFI Rank 245 for a couple weeks! Thanks to all of you that supported me!!

*CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR SUBURANI* Sabina has fallen in love with the noble Lucilius. Alexander can't handle it. (slow burn) I rewrote some stories in the latin textbook suburani and added my own to make Sabina and Lucilius end up together. Anti-Alexander cause he beats his slaves and I hate him. Alexander is a misogynist. suburani fanfiction lol

Written exclusively for the "The Life Stamp' contest hosted by the JustWriteIt profile, "The Birthmark" is set in Ancient Rome. It is the story of a Roman mother who is desperate to have a child and the child who bears the literal mark of her desperation. *The prompt was used in the last chapter in case you are looking for it*

20 stories written in the single month of May amidst the chaos of the end of year exams. Each and every story is standalone and deserves their own description despite the appearance of recurring characters. Heck, some belong to completely different genres. The stories that are written in within these coded pages range from navigating the desert, raiding an impenetrable fortress and dealing with impossible Matrix hacker bullshit described with terrible action scenes. Yeah, considering the conditions this was written under any feedback would be much appreciated. Some stories may get moved around depending on what I decide to do with them.

When the demigod son of Heaphustus, Natsu Dragneel, is captured, he is mortally terrified. Demigods are not honored like they are in Greece, they're considered an abomination. Forced to become a slave, he is sold, paired alongside a blue haired son of Apollo. Rescued by the young governor and his sister, the two find themselves caught up in a tale of gods, monsters, and uprisings.

What happens when patrician's son falls in love with a gladiator?...

Autumn came, two hearts met; and things changed. In which, A boy meets a boy; and things take a beautiful turn in their lives.

"I will not let him think I'm just a weak, regular Roman girl. I will not let him think I must be a mistake, that the Gods accidentally made me the Bellatrix. I let the arrow fly with all the rage inside of me, clenching my teeth I watch as it hits the target right in the center." Bellatrix. That's what we're called. The destined warriors of the Roman Empire. There's only one every couple of millennia. And being a Bellatrix is like being a God. But when you have to face monsters and death every day, it doesn't feel too Godly. But I know I'll be the one to save the Romans. I'll be their Bellatrix. I will fight.