Roman Affairs
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Complete Wed, Jun 29, 2016<5 mins
It was the year 1 BCE and Emperor Augustus Caesar was at the peak of his reign. In this short story set in the time of the early Roman Empire, our hero, Albanus Drusus, evades the Emperor's guards to rescue his true love from her banishment on a remote island. Not only is their love story intriguing, but Albanus is the Emperor's personal assistant and his love, Julia, is the Emperor's daughter.
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