Megara is one of the
most divine women in Rome. She is married to Antonius, one of the
top soldiers of Gaius Julius Caesar. They have a lot of power and
when Antonius had to go off to war in Spain to find Pompey’s son, Megara
became lonely and started to seek comfort in one of her slaves from Africa,
Promethus. Every night, Promethus would be commanded to bring Megara a cup of
tea. They created a system where bring her a cup of tea mean that he would be
spending the night with her. Caesar and his troops defeated Pompey’s son
in 45 BCE. He returned to Rome with his soldiers and celebrates their win over
their own fellow Romans. This did not make the Romans happy about their leader,
Caesar but nonetheless, Antonius was proud of what they had accomplished. Megara
then finds out she is pregnant. Antonius is very delighter but she isn’t. She
believes that Promethus is the father of her unborn child.
For the next few months,
Megara sits around while all her slaves cater to her every need throughout the
day. Megara and Antonius did not sleep in the same room. He is scared that his
dreams about the war fights will interrupt her sleep or even hurt her if he
accidentally reenacts the scene. Every night, Promethus would bring Megara some
tea so he could touch her stomach to what could be his child. As Megara
progressed with her pregnancy, Antonius was had more and more to do and was no
longer around the house when Megara wanted to see him. Promethus started to go
to her room in the day time and would not leave until hours later. Other slaves
started to become suspicious. Then the day came when Megara is to give birth.
As she was giving birth, a slave informed Antonius about the suspicious activity
that has been going on.
