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Letters to Tacitus

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Parts 6
Time 15m

A document purporting to be a new translation of four of Pliny the Younger’s letters to Tacitus, outlining the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and the subsequent banishment of both Plinies, with notes by the translator.

This is a submission for the Spring 2013 Historical Fiction smackdown, round 4. The theme this round was ALTERNATE HISTORY, so a big chunk of the described events never happened. PLEASE do not assume that anything you read here is historically accurate – though much of it is, much of it is not!

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Conqueror's Pleasure : From a King to a Concubine by Sandhya_sss

"Will you surrender to my desires, or will you watch your people burn?" After a brutal war, King Arjun stood defeated before his conqueror, King Udesh. The once-mighty ruler now wore shackles, his fate hanging in the balance. "You have two choices, King Arjun," Udesh sneered, his eyes roaming Arjun's defeated form. "Be my Whore and save your people or watch your Kingdom get burned to Ashes" Arjun's mind reeled as Udesh presented the cruel ultimatum. With each passing moment, Arjun's resolve crumbled. He knew his kingdom's fate was sealed, but his own...? "Choose wisely, King Arjun. Your kingdom's destruction or your own degradation. The choice is yours." Would he find a way to reclaim his throne, or would he succumb to Udesh's twisted desires?

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Author: 伴树花开 Translator: Me (Xiaobai) Longer Title: "Favoring the Concubine and Disregarding the Wife? I'll Protect This Cannon Fodder in the Family Rivalry Novel!" 宠妾灭妻？这宅斗文炮灰我罩了 Born and raised as the cherished daughter of a marquis's household, Wei Hanzhang had no grand ambitions in life. She only dreamed of marrying her childhood sweetheart and living a happy life together. Unexpectedly, before they could marry, her childhood sweetheart took two concubines! Shocked, she then discovered she had transmigrated into a book. Her mother was the villainous supporting character who lost in the household battles. Her elder sister was the cannon fodder who was framed and lost her reputation at the beginning. Her maternal family was a minor character family that was quickly destroyed in the original story. And she... She didn't even exist in the original book! Unacceptable! How could she be a mere cannon fodder? Since she was here and had received the grace of life, she had to protect her family. If her childhood sweetheart was unreliable, the Prince next door seemed quite nice.

Aishwarya ~ The Prince's Brown Bride by magicallovely

Marriage had always been my dream but not to a man about whom I know nothing. The moment my father fixed an alliance of me to a Prince without even telling or asking me, all the dreams I thought of a beautiful escape from reality, called marriage shattered into the pieces. Never in my thoughts, had I imagined that I would get married to a complete stranger of whom I only knew the name. Prince Ranvijay Dev Singh. I could see all my dreams shattering while chanting the prayers with him for our marriage. But, as soon as I took the step into his territory, my whole perspective towards a man changed. Never in my thoughts, had I imagined that I would marry such kind of man. He was beautiful, and handsome, someone a woman would desire her whole life and still would not get. And, in front of him, I was nothing. With my dark complexion, different upbringing, illiteracy and everything a princess should not be, I felt afraid even to my bones about what would he think after seeing me. I did not even deserve him. And, the mere thought of such a handsome and beautiful man finding the ugliness of his wife was twisting my stomach in thousands of ways. *** Princesses should be beautiful, smart, intelligent, well-educated and up to the mark in all aspects of life. In the era of the 17th century when all the Princes were in search of the most beautiful brides. Prince Ranvijay Dev Singh got married to Aishwarya through a political arrangement. And, after seeing her wife after the wedding, he became the reason for the turning of her world upside down. Let's dive to enjoy the journey of a politically arranged marriage. @Copyright2023

The Scientist's Cultist by kmorgannn18

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Ruhani ~ The Language Of Love by magicallovely

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The Emperor and his lover by 00Denise0

Wang Lei, a powerful and unbeatable Emperor of the Wang Dynasty. He is famous, and brave and people fear him. He is known to be a cold and strong warrior. At a young age, the responsibility of being a king of people fell on his shoulder. His whole life of planned by others, even his marriage. He got into an arranged marriage with Xin Ying. Most beautiful and pretty woman in the country, but why did he feel no love for her. They both were tied in a loveless marriage Huang Dewei, the lover of the King's wife. He was heartbroken when the love of his life was forced into marriage with the Emperor. He hated the King and he wanted her back so he decided to enter the palace to take his revenge. He knew he was playing with fire but what will happen when the new feeling will develop and the person he hated the most turned out to be the person he loved the most? What will be the end between them? Note: I do not own the picture on the cover. This is not a translation of any Chinese novel. It is my original work, coming from my own imagination.

အဆိပ်ရှိသောကျေးလက်က 'ကြင်ယာတော်' (Book II) by Minute_Book

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The Noble Consort is the most favored in the harem by NoenSnow

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Conqueror's Pleasure : From a King to a Concubine

"Will you surrender to my desires, or will you watch your people burn?" After a brutal war, King Arjun stood defeated before his conqueror, King Udesh. The once-mighty ruler now wore shackles, his fate hanging in the balance. "You have two choices, King Arjun," Udesh sneered, his eyes roaming Arjun's defeated form. "Be my Whore and save your people or watch your Kingdom get burned to Ashes" Arjun's mind reeled as Udesh presented the cruel ultimatum. With each passing moment, Arjun's resolve crumbled. He knew his kingdom's fate was sealed, but his own...? "Choose wisely, King Arjun. Your kingdom's destruction or your own degradation. The choice is yours." Would he find a way to reclaim his throne, or would he succumb to Udesh's twisted desires?