I recently read an article about the sexual conditions in Rome. Thought I would write a story about what was probably happening two thousand years ago. Vic5
I woke up this morning with the sun shining in my window. I laid in bed and was thinking about a conversation I had yesterday with my friend, Flavius. He said Caesar had been sending many slaves back to Rome. Caesar was very successful in the war with the barbarians in the far north.
I, as one of the Senators, was very impressed with the way he conducted the war and the looting. The sale of slaves would add to the state treasure and further aid the war effort.
Flavius told me I should attend the slave auction for curiosity or if I needed to buy another one. That brought to mind that I should buy another girl to replace the one I just sold. I had maintained this young slave girl for my enjoyment in the apartment in the back of my villa. She had been giving me trouble lately. When I have an important political guest in my home, I often suggest he could go to the apartment for a sexual encounter. If he enjoyed the encounter, it was a political plus for me.
Recently, I sent a very important guest to the girl. He complained she was not cooperative for the type of sex he wanted. I sold her because I never put up with any guff from a slave. The person who bought her was going to use her as a laborer and would probably have sex with her too. Her luxury life was over. Now, I need to buy another girl to replace her.
The slave auction was about to begin when I arrived. I noticed quite a few slaves in a fenced in area near the auction platform. Most of them looked like a sorry lot. The slave managers had tried to clean them up and give them better clothes for the auction so they would bring a better price. That helped, but I could see the dismal look and bewilderment on their faces. There were families huddled together and then there were many singles.
The auction had started but I didn’t see any pretty girls during the first few. I saw a mother along with a nice looking girl about age 10. The auctioneer said he would try to auction them off together. I thought I would bid, but a brothel owner was willing to pay a much higher price for the pair. I’ve noticed children in the brothels. Many citizens are not happy about that, but an owner can do most anything they want to do with the slaves. The barbarians from the north are considered sub human. The brothel owners make a good sum of money from the young ones. However, I was glad to see they were not being separated.
I noticed two girls who looked like twins were soon going to be auctioned. I guessed they were probably around the age of 18 to 20. When they were herded on the platform, they were looking down at the floor. The auctioneer demanded they look up and out at the people. I could see their facial features were nice and could be pretty if they had powder and their lips reddened. They had shapely bodies. With nicer clothing, they could look very sexy.
I decided to bid. The auctioneer knew someone would buy them for sex and maybe manage them as prostitutes. He decided to give a potential buyer a better view. He took hold of one of the girls dress and pulled it down to show her breasts. They were beautifully shaped.
As the bidding started, I saw my friend, Flavius, bidding. I didn’t want to bid against him. He had the final bid when the auctioneer said Sold. He settled the account with the auctioneer and led the two girls from the crowd.
I walked toward him and said, “Hello, looks as if just bought two nice ones.”
He responded, “I think when I get them washed and dressed properly, they will be very pretty and sexy. Have you bought anyone as yet?”
“No, but I’m going to bid on the next pretty girl to be auctioned off.”
Then a young man and girl were herded on the platform. He was a tall muscular man and she had the potential to be pretty. I assumed they were husband and wife. They probably had a barbaric marriage ceremony, if any, not recognizable according to Roman law.
I decided to bid and won them without costing too much. I took them home and gave the girl the apartment recently vacated by the previous girl. I gave the man to my slave manager to put him with the other male slaves.
I told my slave manager to tell him, “If he doesn’t like the arrangement, I’ll sell him. Also, tell him I will often visit the girl. However, he has my permission to visit her maybe once a month if he won’t cause any trouble.”
After the manager explained the situation to the couple, the man was reluctantly led away because he knew he had no choice. The manager told me his name was Herman and her name was Hilda. I told a servant to make sure Hilda had a bath, then dress her in pretty clothes.
This servant’s name was Siscerene. She was a favorite servant and mistress for my father when he was living. When I was very young and began to wonder about sex, my father sent her to my room to teach me about sex. I lost my virginity to her. I never touched her again because there were many younger slave girls available. My father liked her so well that I never considered selling her.