In Atrox Caedes: A Latin Novella, Merula finds her younger sister Catula endlessly annoying. Since the death of their mother, they only seem to be able to fight. After another pointless fight, Catula storms out of the house… and doesn’t return home when a riot breaks out on the streets of Pompeii. Merula is afraid but ventures out to search for her missing sister. Amid the atrocious slaughter, Merula will find the strength to save her family and heal its fractures.
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Sample for Atrox Caedes
Atrox Caedes is a Latin novella published by Bombax Press. This sample for Atrox Caedes contains the first chapter to the novella, which takes place on the day of the gladiator riot in Pompeii in 59 C.E. In this chapter, we meet two sisters, Merula and Catula, who annoy each other, and their grandmother, Figula. These three characters are all struggling with grief and loss in different ways.
