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Cato Wants To Adopt Gaius Antonius

Cato Wants To Adopt Gaius Antonius As His Son And Heir: After the Senate declared war on Carthage, Cato summoned Gaius Antonius back to his house on Palatine Hill. As his niece and social hostess, Lavinia met Gaius at the… Continue Reading →

Gaius Proceeds to the Latifundia With Cato:

Gaius Proceeds to the Latifundia With Cato: Gaius Antonius could not wait to disembark from the ship at Ostia. Lavinia was in his arms in seconds. It felt so good to have her warmth and good wishes so close to… Continue Reading →

Gaius Antonius Goes To Palma, Mallorca

Gaius Antonius Goes To Palma, Mallorca: A couple of days later Gaius Antonius’s ship landed in the harbor of Palma, Mallorca in the Baleric Islands halfway across the Mediterranean Sea on the way back to Ostia and Rome. Gaius Antonius… Continue Reading →

Gaius Loses His Maps After The Banquet

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 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 →

Hostages To Be Sent From Carthage To Rome

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

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 →

Two Mediterranean Cruises That Dora And Edward Would Like

Two Mediterranean Cruises That Dora And Edward Would Like: Dora and Edward would want to visit Rome and Venice for certain and Gibraltar thrown in would not be a bad addition. So we would recommend that they sign up for… Continue Reading →

In Pursuit of Pliny the Elder: The Port Of Ostia

In Pursuit of Pliny the Elder: The Port Of Ostia The modern port city of Citavecchia is far different from the ancient Roman port of Ostia, which is much closer to the city of Rome. On his trips around the… Continue Reading →

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