His master, Gaius Valerius Rufus, a retired centurio now living in Camulodunum (Roman Colchester), owned a villa with a fine atrium . Every morning, Marcus polished the bronze lararium – the shrine to the household gods. Every afternoon, he served mulsum (honeyed wine) to Gaius’s boisterous convivae – guests who laughed in Latin too fast for Marcus to follow.
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