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.
