Lost_Warrior Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 (edited) The youth sat by the fireplace; its light warmed the center of the room while the corners remained cold. The stone wicked cold into the darkness, making the firelight all the more welcoming. The youth Edited December 14, 2005 by Lost_Warrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Bravo, good story K. But its kinda weird for me to read the kid's name when the word Libertas is strictly feminine to the Romans. Tamen(nevertheless) good story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted December 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 (edited) Lol yea, I thought of it in english, and decided to make it in Latin to be more Roman. Unfortunately, while Freedom is an acceptable (albeit strange) male name in America, apparently it was more than a bit strange in Rome I may actually change it so that the child is female to correct for this, but I have not decided yet. The sex of the child really isn't all that important to the story it was simply alot of changing of words and I was likely to miss some. Thanks btw Edited December 14, 2005 by Lost_Warrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Lost Warrior, i had no idea you had the makings of such a good author! I sincerely enjoyed that short story, and i'm usually not into short stories. It's interesting that you take the view of a female who becames a gladiator, as all the views one usually sees is of male ones. It is, perhaps, a little fantastic, but i think it'd by just the sort of story that'd get younger people into Roman history. At any rate, i congratulate you on a very nice piece of work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted December 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Oh ^_^ Thank you! I'm a better poet than I am story writer...but most of my poems todate have been self pitying drivel...I wrote a few really good ones though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germanicus Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 I really enjoyed reading this too LW, you're very descriptive, and as Tobias said, I'm not usually into short stories. Keep it up ! On the subject of female Gladiators, I believe there were many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favonius Cornelius Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Nice story. Makes me want to watch Gladiator, then reminds that I lost the DVD and need to buy another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 I remember from Gladiator during the re-enactment of the battle of Zama, there quite a black women gladiators. Who were they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 I remember from Gladiator during the re-enactment of the battle of Zama, there quite a black women gladiators. Who were they? Essentially fictional creations of Ridley Scott. Not that there weren't African females ever to show up in the arena, its just that the bulk of the combat scenes were created for effect rather than historical accuracy. And nice story by the way LW... you should continue writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted December 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Thanks guys! If I'd known I'd get this much support, I'd share my writings with you more often. Of course, most of my writing has nothing to do with Rome, but I will certainly keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 So you should too, you could be the next J. K. Rowling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted December 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 ::laughs:: I doubt it. I can never write anything longer than a short story I...forget what I wanted to say or get bored with it before I finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorius Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Very good story warrior. But couldnt the father die in the ring hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted December 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 No way, I wasn't going to kill him off! It would have made a good story but I wasn't going to kill him off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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