The Unjust Men

The shipyard of Dorus, ‘formerly son of Dorus,’ as most proud Greek families still called their children in Magna Graecia, was a small but busy place. … [Read more...] about The Unjust Men, Week 3

Valeria stormed out of the house, her voluminous lavender palla filling like a sail as she broke into the open air. Guided by her anger, she walked … [Read more...] about The Unjust Men, Week 2

Valeria and her sister were arguing in the atrium, making it difficult for Dorus to concentrate on the letter he was writing. Literate but no scholar, … [Read more...] about The Unjust Men, Day 5

‘Will you row back to the shipyard, or tie her up here and come up the house with me.’ Valeria asked Dorus afterwards. She lay in the circle of his … [Read more...] about The Unjust Men, Day 4

A winding path, smooth and well trod at first, led down the hill from the Torquatii villa to a sheltered cove that sang to the voice of the sea. The … [Read more...] about The Unjust Men, Day 3

It took a few hours for Dorus to be missed and when he was; Torquatia Valeria Dorus went out into the garden and stared out over the shrubbery. Beyond … [Read more...] about The Unjust Men, Day 2

‘... Bronze-beaked man-of-war . . . which go over the watery plain of the sea both rough and calm.’  Naevius, The Punic War. The hull of the Roman … [Read more...] about The Unjust Men, Day 1