Dangerous Entertainment
Albeit she was a slave, Eugenia was technically a member of
her Master’s household. She was also fortunate to be favored and very much
liked by all of the family members. As such, she had the opportunity to accompany
Decimus Sergia Silus and his entire clan whenever they attended festival games.
Today was just the beginning of a several days long celebration of Jupiter Best
and Greatest and was also the day the family decided to attend the Ludi at the Circus Maximus for chariot racing.
Eugenia of course did not join the family in the seats. She
was destined for the nether area where she was to stand along with the rest of
the attending slaves. The majority of whom were household slaves she came to
learn, finding that slaves who worked the field enjoyed far less leisure time
and benefits as opposed to those who worked indoors of the house itself. She
tended to keep to herself at these gatherings, but had become accustomed to
standing with one woman in particular, Cornelia, who was also a nurse slave. However,
she tended for the children in the household of Senator Lucius Flavius Scipio.
“Hello Eugenia. It has
been quite some time since I saw you last. How are the children?”
“Growing strong as
ever. Little Titus recently turned two. How are yours?”
“As bratty as ever and
growing even more so by the day.”
The two erupted in laughter, but were soon drowned out by
the noise of clapping and yelling that had exploded around the arena, which told
them that the race was about to start. Focusing their attention at the starting
line, Eugenia observed the various horses. She would never have believed it before,
but chariot racing was rather dangerous. The last time she watched them ended
in the death of a horse being trampled by the other chariot after the chariot
it had been pulling overturned. It made her guilty for finding enjoyment in
such an event. Nevertheless, Eugenia screamed just as loudly as soon as the
dust kicked in the air and the chariots took off down the track.
