Day 7
- Aricia arrives at Green Acres earlier than expected, and learns that Sextus and Idris have already been there, leaving together with Hermes and two wooden chests
- Titus Annaeus Duilius appears along with his slave, Laris, and moves into Aricia's former apartment, 'admiring' her taste for furniture
- Sextus wants to give up fighting and stay with Idris - Idris persuades Sextus to fight
- Rufio shows up at Idris's, throwing the Silure out of bed
- Idris offers to deliver Sextus' regards to Philandros
- Rufio and Idris leave for Philandros'
- Philandros greets them warmly until Idris delivers Sextus' message; he tells him about his suspicions concerning Arrius
- Sextus ponders what might happen next and ignores a possible visitor knocking at the door
- Barak moves into Benvolio's old apartment and notices his neighbours, Felix and Hylas
- Titus ventures out in search of a bookshop and finds one at the Triangular Forum
- Rufio and Idris return to the insula, Idris sorts some things out for himself
- Idris welcomed back by Sextus, much to the others' delight
- Pallas Lysias appears, owner of Pallas' Bibleion, a bookshop at the Triangular Forum, where Titus browses through a few scrolls
- Spurius and Idris fetch the chests
- Hermes misses Sextus terribly
- Titus browses through the scrolls and offers to copy a special book by himself
- Sextus and Idris decide to join Rufio and the Lovers on their way to Rufio's villa
- The party arrives at the villa Rufiana and meets Piso, the caretaker
- Sextus falls in love with Rufio's farm and chooses it as a secret meeting place for Idris and himself befor the two lovers disappear into an olive grove
- The rest of the party tends to their horses, Rufio and Eirik take a tour through the several buildings, Spurius explores the gardens and fields
- The party's departure from Pompeii has been closely observed by Barak, who's puzzled that all members are treated equally despite the visible differences regarding their social class
- Pallas agrees to Titus arrangement
- After having their passion spent, Sextus and Idris rest beneath an olive tree
- Hylas is incredibly bored and is sent to the Triangular Forum to buy writing materials for Felix and honeycakes for himself
- Hylas pops into Pallas' Bibleion and offers to share the honeycakes with both Titus and Pallas
- Pallas invites both Titus and Hylas for a late breakfast into the garden
- The three of them enjoy breakfast during which Pallas sells an old bed to Titus and Hylas provides him with a certain scroll
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Day 6
- Idris wakes and cleans out his new home
- Valerius learns about Philandros' accident and rushes to his side
- Eirik and Spurius trapped in their room, romantic consequences
- Sextus leaves Green Acres to see and question Aricia
- Archelaus recommends a certain scroll to Olaf
- Olaf, Eirik and Spurius are having lunch
- Philandros wakes again, memory slightly impaired
- Valerius guesses presence of other guests, returns to Philandros' side
- Eirik and Spurius occupied with the scroll
- Idris and Sextus meet, Sextus learns about Philandros' accident
- Sextus invites Idris for lunch and tells him about Aricia
- Sextus and Idris go shopping and end up at Idris' apartment, testing the new furniture
- Kanakht bumps into Memnoch and breaks the news of their father's death
- Felix meets Rufio at a taverna in the Herculaneum Gate, Hylas fast asleep at home
- Olaf goes to markets for more herbs, discovers Aristogeiton spying on him
- Sextus and Idris at the baths, then off to Green Acres
- Rufio tells Felix about his plans for a stud farm for racehorses and the sponsorship
- Grumio sends Spurius a scroll about herbs, Philandros is better
- The twins talk at Memnoch's apartment about their father's death and the inheritance
- Sextus sends Hermes with a message to Aricia
- Valerius returns home, Deimos makes a suggestion concerning the bodyguards
- Hermes tells Aricia that Idris will accompany Sextus on his visit
- Aricia takes Idris for Sextus' plaything and wonders where Memnoch is
- Hermes, oblivious of his indiscretion, back at Green Acres
- Eirik wakes, Spurius off to tend to Philandros
- Felix takes Rufio home, Hylas learns about the farm, the others about Cordius Lepidus
- Hermes avoids telling Sextus of his indiscreetion
- Olaf unsure what to do with Aristogeiton since he's (still) a virgin
- Hylas tells Rufio that he thinks he's slipped from his old friend's memories
- Yanguru spots Deimos and is interested
- Sextus and Idris return to Pompeii, Idris fetches his bags and runs into Spurius
- Olaf invites Aristogeiton for dinner, delivers the herbs while his friend waits outside
- Eirik spots Aristogeiton whose name alarms Corinna
- Spurius out in search of Olaf, instead he reunites with his friend and cousin Rufio
- Memnoch leaves Pompeii for good in order to collect his inheritance in Alexandria
- Corinna tells some stories about Aristogeiton, Olaf takes him out to Arsellina's Inn
- Rufio and Spurius celebrate their reunion at the Tavern of the Lovely Mermaid
- Kanakht takes over Memnoch's apartment, thinks of ways to keep his existence a secret
- Rufio's and Spurius' celebration interrupted by the arrival of officers
- Sextus and Idris received at Aricia's, Idris doesn't like her
- Aricia spills out the truth about the child
- Sextus fights back and Idris contemplates murder, the scroll is presented
- Philandros and Eirik play riddles - with funny side-effects
- Rufio takes Spurius over to Hylas and invites Eirik and Spurius to his estate
- Aricia states her conditions, shocks Sextus and makes a not-so-veiled threat against Idris
- Memnoch out on the sea
- Hermes registers newcomers
- Arrius soothed by Verrius
- Nikephoros Ariston (Nike) is introduced, highly intelligent slave of the haughty Iunia
- Livia meets Nike at the markets, Nike stumbles over her own feet and is helped up by Livia
- Livia offers Nike her own litter and sends for medicine to treat the slave woman's foot
- Sextus and Idris leave Aricia and hurry over to Green Acres in order to secure as many valuables as possible, scoop up Hermes in the process and hurry back to Pompeii, planning to hide Hermes at Benvolio's
- Aricia decides to move into the Villa Manlius on the next day
- Spurius gets enslaved by Anubis, the imperious kitten
- Idris up in the pergula to collect Spurius; Rufio and Idris suffer a momentary fit of machismo
- Sextus meets Hylas and Rufio again in a cordial reunion
- Sextus, as is suspected, might be about to fall in love with Idris
- All men present join the big meeting in Felix's study, the party is informed about the need to find another hideout for Eirik and Spurius, Rufio offers his villa rustica, Eirik, having received Idris' message, shows up as well
- A storm gathers out on the sea where Memnoch is
- After having taken care of Nike's foot, Livia decides to deliver her at Iunia's
- Iunia irated by Nike's tardiness, she decides to punish her for that
- Sextus tells his friends all about Aricia, which is received with strong reactions
- Rufio and the others assure Sextus of their support and friendship
- Eirik has left Philandros, posing one last riddle to be solved by Grumio on the next morning
- Benvolio and Hermes move into the House of the Orchard, a fine villa in Regio I
- Aristogeiton feels the need to purge himself and tells Olaf about his past
- Felix and Idris figure out legal aspects of Sextus' marriage and come across an interesting point
- Sextus falls in love with Felix, the kitten
- The party makes arrangements for the following day
- Hermes seems very fond of Benvolio
- Livia visits Iunia, trying to help Nikephoros
- Sextus and Idris fall in love and spend a 'magical night'
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Day 5
- Philandros leaves for Green Acres, inviting Valerius to join him after a few days
- Aristogeiton spots Olaf and is smitten
- Idris leaves to tell Eirik and Spurius about Philandros' offer
- Aristogeiton tries to talk Kanakht into spying on Olaf
- Arrius awakes, thinking Verrius saved him from being falsely accused
- Eirik, Spurius and Idris move into Philandros' villa
- Idris off to see Felix and Hylas to complete negotiations
- At Valerius' house, Simon's status is elevated to 'guest'
- Hylas and Idris off for picknick
- Philandros arrives at Green Acres
- Valerius' love letter arrives at Green Acres
- Sextus and Philandros break up
- Olaf learns some facts of life
- Felix joins Hylas and Idris on the beach and offers Idris a job
- Philandros tumbles down the cliff, Idris takes him home
- Hylas and Felix return home, Hylas discovers Flora's kittens
- Aricia appears and rents a room at the Insula Arriana Polliana
- Sextus off to see Benvolio
- Olaf wants to kill Sextus for trying to kill Philandros
- Philandros' messenger is received by Memnoch
- Spurius treats Philandros, Eirik and Olaf at his side
- Sextus meets Aricia and learns that he might have sired a son
- Felix calms down Hylas and rents a room for Idris at the Insula Arriana
Polliana
- Idris leaves for dinner with Felix and Hylas
- Aricia and Sextus have a fight
- Idris learns about the kittens and has dinner with Felix and Hylas
- Sextus returns to Green Acres where he spends a sleepless night
- Aricia meets Memnoch, revealing themselves to be partners in a plot against Sextus
- Idris spends the night at his new apartment
- Philandros wakes, the fever is broken
- Eirik and Spurius retire to their room
- Olaf stays at the side of Philandros
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Day 4
- Philandros and Olaf at the Odeion
- Idris leaves for Philandros' villa
- Idris meets Philandros and Olaf at the Odeion
- The meeting between father and son is arranged
- Hylas meditates at the Triangular Forum
- Hylas discovers Spurius at the Triangular Forum
- Spurius takes Hylas to the harbour where he meets Eirik and Idris
- Simon interrogated by Valerius' slaves and kept as prisoner
- Philandros visits Valerius
- Kanakht appears in Pompeii
- Felix and Spurius strike a deal
- Eirik and Idris off to see Philandros and Olaf at a caupona
- Hylas suggests dinner at the same caupona
- The meeting of father and son
- Olaf is manumitted
- Kanakht spotted by Philandros and mistaken for Memnoch
- Eirik leaves early, followed by Idris
- Spurius leaves as well
- Kanakht meets Aristogeiton and rents a room in his apartment
- Arrius tells Sextus he wants to live at Green Acres
- Idris returns to the caupona
- Philandros makes an offer concerning Eirik and Spurius
- Philandros and Olaf return home
- Arrius tells Verrius about his decision, Verrius everything but pleased
- Idris, Felix and Hylas negotiate
- Hylas and Felix return home
- Idris spends the night at Philandros' villa
- Olaf asks Idris about Eirik
- Arrius falls for Verrius' murder plot at the Salacious Tavern
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Day 3
- Worried for Idris, Eirik and Spurius decide to stay
- Philandros decides to move to Green Acres and live with Sextus
- Sextus returns to Green Acres and meets Idris
- Arrius decides to observe Idris
- Philandros and Valerius at the Palaestra
- Valerius now smitten with Philandros; they become intimate
- Sextus and Idris become intimate and strike a deal
- Eirik and Spurius grow restless and scrub the room
- Rufio reappears and makes up with Hylas
- Felix meets Simon
- Simon is threatened by Naboridus
- Idris leaves Green Acres for Pompeii
- Arrius and Sextus finally meet again
- Felis agrees to train Edu as a gladiator
- Felis leaves Verrius
- Idris returns to his room at the harbour
- Idris leaves for Philandros' villa, invitation for dinner
- Idris wreaks havoc in the triclinum and gets arrested by Valerius' slaves
- Philandros learns the truth about Idris and his friends
- Idris learns about Naboridus
- Asklepios appears
- Philandros and Idris arrange a meeting between father and son
- Simon captured by Valerius' slaves and transferred to his home
- Idris returns to his room at the harbour
- Valerius returns home
- Sextus leaves for Pompeii to gather information from Benvolio
- Sextus meets Benvolio who advises against it
- Edu receives his first training by Felis
- Sextus meets Felis at the Gladiators' barraks
- Verrius and Sextus meet
- Sextus returns to Green Acres
- Felis learns about the death match
- Felix receives invitation for dinner at which Felis is supposed to perform
- Felix thinks about moving into another town
- Valerius is accused of being in love with his step-sister
- Valerius' family outraged by the truth
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Day 2
- Philandros informs Olaf and arranges dinner
- Hylas and Felix visit Philandros
- Verrius reappears, his apology is turned down by Philandros
- Aikaterine reappears at Philandros' villa
- Sextus, Eirik and Spurius leave for Pompeii
- Valerius reappears
- Benvolio reappears
- The party arrives at Philandros'
- Valerius and his slaves barge in
- Arrius arrives at Green Acres and meets Memnoch
- Eirik and Spurius arrested, charged with treason
- Barak appears
- Naboridus, Valerius' family and Simon appear
- Felis and Verrius meet, observed by Barak
- Idris appears and rescues the captives
- Valerius smitten with Sextus
- Felix tells about his profession
- Valerius tells the party about his predicaments
- Hylas takes Olaf upstairs to lift his spirits
- Philandros loses his contenance, accusing Sextus to stray
- Philandros and Sextus make up
- Felix and Hylas leave the party
- Valerius and slaves leave the party
- Sextus stays with Philandros for the night
- Felis stays with Verrius for the night
- Idris spots Edu outside the Tavern of the Lovely Mermaid
- Livia reapperas and observes Verrius and Edu
- Livia determined to win back Verrius and Arrius
- Eirik and Spurius find shelter at Idris' room
- Idris burgles Green Acres and is knocked out by Hermes
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Day 1
- Eirik and Spurius arrive at Green Acres
- Philandros and Sextus learn about Olaf's past
- Memnoch reappears and decides to visit Sextus
- Memnoch spies upon the party
- Philandros leaves Green Acres for Pompeii
- Felis appears
- Hylas reappears and has a talk with Felis
- Felix meets Hylas at the baths and hires him
- Memnoch is discovered/makes his presence known
- Eirik and Spurius stay with Sextus and Memnoch for the night
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Possibly useful references
"The hours of the Roman Day"
(taken from Steven Saylor's "A Murder on the Appian Way")
- 7 a.m. = the first hour of the day
- 8 a.m. = the second hour of the day
- 9 a.m. = the third hour of the day
- 10 a.m. = the first fourth of the day
- 11 a.m. = the first fifth of the day
- noon = the first sixth of the day
- 1 p.m. = the seventh hour of the day
- 2 p.m. = the eighth hour of the day
- 3 p.m. = the ninth hour of the day
- 4 p.m. = the tenth hour of the day
- 5 p.m. = the eleventh hour of the day
- 6 p.m. = the twelfth hour of the day
- 7 p.m. = the first hour of the night
- 8 p.m. = the second hour of the night
- 9 p.m. = the third hour of the night
- 10 p.m. = the fourth hour of the night
- 11 p.m. = the fifth hour of the night
- midnight = the sixth hour of the night
- 1 a.m. = the seventh hour of the night
- 2 a.m. = the eighth hour of the night
- 3 a.m. = the ninth hour of the night
- 4 a.m. = the tenth hour of the night
- 5 a.m. = the eleventh hour of the night
- 6 a.m. = the twelfth hour of the night
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