This story was written by Micheal Posey. Sections 28-31 of Petronius’ Satryicon served as inspiration for this creative piece. Told from the viewpoint of an enslaved member of Trimalchio’s household, this account recognizes the role(s) that household members carried out to ensure that Trimalchio’s guests remained entertained and in awe of the host’s largesse.
Eheu! Towards the end of this piece, the narrator clearly recognizes that he is already tired and that the banquet has just begun.
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This story was written by Micheal Posey and was inspired by section 27 of the Satyricon in which we meet Trimalchio, the host of a lavish dinner party. In my retelling of this story, it is Trimalchio with his garish clothing and his slippered feet that catches the narrator’s eye.
This story is written through the eyes of a Roman young man who is enjoying a day off from school at the baths. Roman public baths were built around three principal rooms: the tepidarium (warm room), the caldarium (hot room), and the frigidarium (cold room). The narrator enjoys the three baths of the complex and finds himself at a loss when he heads back to the apodyterium (changing room). |
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