Rome. Legion X Fretensis - The Gabinian Affair: de re Gabiniana

THE GABINIAN AFFAIR

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THE GAIUS MARIUS CHRONICLE

De Re Gabiniana

RAY GLEASON

THE GAIUS MARIUS CHRONICLE

THE GABINIAN AFFAIR

De Re Gabiniana

2016 RAY GLEASON.

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To my babies...
Jaqueline,
Michael,
Diana,
KC,
and
Mallory

Special thanks to my text editor Cathy Tulungen,
who now knows why she didnt take Latin in school.

De Qua Causa Scribo Praefatio
A Preface on Why I Write

I. Quomodo Civitem Romanam Familia Mea Acquisit
How My Family Became Romans

II. De Avo Meo ac Terra Iuventis
Granpa and the Land of Youth

III. De Mama Mea, Qua Muliere Romana Feroce
My Mama, a Formidable Woman of Rome

IV. De Doctrina Romana
My Education as a Romanand a Few Other Things

V. De Amice Novo
A New Friend

VI. De Natale Sexto Decimo
I Turn Sixteen and Learn a Trade

VII. Inter Iliadem et Lupinarium
Between the Iliad and the Brothel: My Final Lessons in Being Roman

VIII. De Fine Pueritiae
My Childhood Ends

IX. De Itinere Frigido
A Cold Journey

Gaius Marius Insubrecus Tertius, our hero, known variously as follows:

• Arth Bek: Little Bear, by his grandpa
• Pagane: The Hick, by his Roman army mates
• Gai: by his family, close friends, and his few girlfriends
• Insubrecus: by his army colleagues and casual associates
• Prime: Top, but thats much later in his military career

Familia Sua, Gais Family:

Gaius Marius Insubrecus Primus, our heros granpa, also known by these titles:

• Cunorud mab Cunomaro: Red Hound, his Gallic name
• Cura: Trouble, his army name

Helvetia Minor, Valeria, our heros mama; mulier Romana ferox, a formidable woman of Rome and a redhead

Secundus Marius Insubrecus, his father, a henpecked farmer (kind of a pun)

Lucius Marius Insubrecus, his older brother, who wants to be a farmer like their dad

Ceri, his grandmother, whom he calls Nanna

Lucius Helvetius Naso Iunior, or Avus Lucius, his maternal grandfather, also known around the taverns of town as Naso, The Nose

Gaius Marius Insubrecus Iunior, his patruus, a paternal uncle, who doesnt live long enough to make it into the plot

Maria and Maria Minor, his amitae, paternal aunts

Marcia, his avia, maternal grandmother, another redhead

Lucius Helvetius Naso Tertius, his avunculus, maternal uncle

Helvetia Maior, his matertera, maternal aunt

Amici Sui, Gais Friends:

Quintus Macro, his mentor; the vilicus of Aulus Gabinius villa in the Padus Valley; a minor army officer invalided out of the legions; only Rufia gets to call him Quintus

Rufia, the madame of the best little brothel in Mediolanum; more to this lady than what she lets on; also a redhead

Athvoowin, daughter of Gwili, of the Glas Sect of the Insubreci; Cynthia is her professional name, an employee of Rufia and Gais first wife

Cossus Lollius Strabo, Squinty, an Eighth Legion optio

Lucius Bantus, a veteran rejoining the legions

Tullius Norbanus, Tulli, another veteran legionary

Dramatis Personae Aliae, Other Players:

Gabinia, or Gabi, the daughter of Aulus Gabinius; has romantic fantasies about poets and handsome, Gallic brigands who ride by the light of the moon

Aulus Gabinius, Senior, a senatorial mid-bencher, who does well and is elected consul

Aulus Gabinius, Iunior, Gabinius oldest son and political heir, who takes his reputation and that of his family very seriously

Marcus Gabinius, Gabinius younger son, not a scholar

Stephanos, the magister, a faux-Greek from Neapolis, tutor of the little Gabinii, known to our hero as The Stick

Dion, Stephanos slave and a real Greek

Gaius Marius, Infamous Roman consul, imperator and dictator

Quintus Antonius, Commander of Marius praetorian cohort

Gaius Iulius Caesar Senior, senatorial associate of Gaius Marius

Aiofe & Gwin, brother and sister who work on the Insubrecus estate; Valeria romanizes Aiofe as Amanda

Wulfgar, Rufias maior domus and bouncer; a German who doesnt think much of Romans, if he thinks about them much at all only Rufia gets to call him Wolfie

Galenus, a member of the urban cohort of Mediolanum and a mate of Macros from their campaigning days in Asia; he and his wife Dora, are expecting any day now

Maariam, Macros lost love

Dalmatius, the Roman army recruiter in Mediolanum; another chum of Macros

Sevso, Dalmatius assistant not to be trusted

Metella, Mrs. Aulus Gabinius

Math, The Bear; a tavern owner in Medhln; no fan of Romanitas

Rhun, Maths foster son