As
usual, he rises early to prepare his chores. His life always consists of hard
work and monotony. He steps out of the house, which is wooden shack with dirt
floor, and admiring grandeur his master’s house. He gradually tries to get down
the Palatine Hill toward Roman Forum. It is surrounded with strong and large
stone walls to protect from enemy. They often invade crossing the Tiber River.
Closing the city, it is changing
atmosphere with noise of footstep and talking. Moving into the Forum, he cannot
control his shock from splendid buildings and people. The Temple of Vesta
stands on the way and the Regia that is the residence of the kings. And people
thronging the Forum stop and listen, then wander away to do their shopping, and
perhaps leave a gift at a temple for one of their gods. He realizes he has
wasted time admiring these scenes, so he hurries to move toward the Basilica
Aemilia to complete his work.
When he approaches the Basilica
Aemilia, the market is bustling with life. Even some people are running over
the rough ground. After he purchases what he needs, he sometimes drops by at
the Comitium because many speakers crowd within the Comitium, and directing
their speech from the Rostra to the crowd in the Forum. Then he checks that he
purchased his items again, and returns to Palatine Hill.
