Senate: The War Against The Samnites Must End: Cato sent the first Senate decree to the Carthaginians to end the war against the Samnites. He wanted them to receive the messenger and see that the Senate was resolved to prevent… Continue Reading →
Cato Calls Upon Carthage To Make Peace With The Samnites: The next day Cato packed up his household and transported it back to his city house in Rome. He left the hostages in place at his country estate under full… Continue Reading →
Tanit Substitutes A New Map of Carthage: Gaius rushed around his bedchamber, thinking that when he was getting undressed he might have misplaced the all-important maps of Carthage. But nowhere did he see them. He summoned the servants and told… Continue Reading →
Gaius Loses His Maps After The Banquet: Lavinia waved at Gaius from the docks at Ostia as soon as their ship started to disembark. She raced up to meet him and threw her arms around his neck. He hugged her… Continue Reading →
Tanit Haunts Gaius All The Way Back To Rome: Tanit haunted Gaius on the return trip to Rome. She was never more than a few feet away. She was always at his elbow. She was frequently playing an instrument that… Continue Reading →
Gaius and Cato Lead Hostages Out Of Africa: The Carthaginians had come back into the room. They agreed to send the youths back to Rome with Cato, Gaius Antonius, and the Romans who had traveled to Carthage. They only asked… Continue Reading →
Cato Demands Carthaginian Hostages At The Banquet: Gaius Antonius landed in Carthage a week later and came ashore with Lavinia’s Uncle Cato. The colorful buildings were crowded together in the harbor touching side to side with hardly a space in… Continue Reading →
Gaius Visits Lavinia Before He Goes To Carthage: During the next few weeks in Rome Gaius spent nearly all his waking hours at Cato’s house on the Palatine keeping company with Lavinia. He did everything except sleep there. Lavinia, Cato’s… Continue Reading →
Cato Sends Gaius to Carthage To Make Drawings: Gaius Antonius sat there in amazement as the senators crowded around Cato at the conclusion of the Senate session. They were all gossipping about the last war and all their family memories… Continue Reading →
Did Edward Ware’s Ancestor Fight In The Punic Wars? Colonel Sir Edward Ware is known to have quite a pedigree, at least as long as the Queen’s. He can trace his ancestry back to ancient Rome. His ancestor, Lucius Antonius,… Continue Reading →
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