Ancient Rome

“Get up! Get up Bran!” the man spoke and rubbing my eyes there I saw him hurriedly grab his gear whilst I pulled mine on quickly rushing out of our camp to see the Roman’s march up on the flat terrain all gleaming in their mail armour and shields some oval others rectangular and looking over to our men heard, “Men these barbarous men have dared to oppose our emperor, our state and want to: kill us all, take our women, we must withstand this hoard and defend our state!” by surprise the person I assumed was our leader rushed towards them taking their men by surprise and following him started to hack at the solid formation of the Roman’s. A slaughter followed We flanked them damaging their cavalry but their infantry dominated our flanks but the tribe fought and fought even after the archers fired arrows at us I don’t remember most of it just killing Roman’s before being shot in the shoulder and being thrown to the ground was shot again.

“Licinus they are very valuable back home bring at least 10 sesterces’ each and he will bring more! He is an warrior!” “You think so?” “I know so!” “I. Am. Not. A. Animal!” I spat, “Look the brute speaks Latin!” “I also know Greek!” “A educated brute! Now up!” I was dragged up and shackled to the others who immediately sighed seeing another few be added to the **** train and hearing the ones behind me be whipped saw the others move in front of me causing me to look down following them, “I suppose Rome it is!” and after that, it was a ship journey and then a journey to the cells while Licinus and his commander started to negotiate a price, "He is worth a lot, a great warrior and educated and young!" "Hey I am not a animal!" "Silence if you weren't part of my stock you wouldn't be treated as well!" I sighed before sitting down saw them take the first out and waiting my turn heard the slaver shout, "Ladies, Gentlemen we have a treat for you, in our successful defeat of the Celtic nation what was caught wasn't completely barbarous and illiterate, here we have an educated barbarian who can speak his native language, can speak Greek and Latin and can write but is also a warrior killing many of our men and for the ladies a bit of a looker!" I was pushed out and standing there shackled watched as they the crowd watched transfixed by me, "Let's start at 20 sesterces, 21, 23, 28, 30, 32!" the crowd started and it kept going up and up until two remained and oldish man who looked important by the way he dressed and the wealth he possessed and the other was a bearded man with a bit of grey in all looked at them as they continued to bid, "Domitius I need him to protect my family and educate my daughters! Stop wasting him for people's entertainment!" "Flavius, a fighter like that is good money, stop bidding and you have my word you will get a cut to pay other teachers and a guard for her!" "I can't trust Roman men!" "You can buy an eunuch!" and thinking about it Flavius said...