Those About to Die
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Take Scorpus, Romes greatest charioteer and biggest fan of referring to oneself in the third person.
Racing, Scorpus explains, made him rich and famous.
Being rich enables him to drink good wine at will.
Drinking good wine makes him happy.
Happiness makes him horny.
And being famous enables him, when horny, to fuck basically any woman in Rome.
Ah, but heres where the wheel-spinning gets interesting.
This guy is a huge piece of shit!
And here I thought he was going to be our lovable scoundrel till the end!
How wrong I was!
And so I couldnt help but wonder: Have I been wrong aboutThose About to Dieoverall?
(To her credit, though, Pession seems equally at home dropping trou and murdering people.
If it worked for half the cast ofI, ClaudiusI dont see why it cant work for her.)
Or what about the noble struggle of Cala to free all her children from captivity?
Hows that going for her?
Or we could consider Domitian.
And heisunequivocally behind the grain shipment delays that caused his father and brother so much trouble.
Thats because Titus, too, isnt an easy guy to get a handle on.
More interestingly, hes admittedly learning political maneuvering from his brother.
Im learning how to play this game from you, he tells his kid brother.
Im telling you an accusation and Im watching how you respond.
What do you see?
asks Domitian, affecting irritation.
Im growing increasingly fond ofThose About to Dieas it goes.
the Roman Colosseum: Enough is good, more is better, too much isperfect.
