Ancient Rome: A Short Story

In Rome, it was a clear day with no trouble at all.The slaves were working the government was making laws to help themselves. The government was a republic but only the wealthy men got to vote.The peasants had no say in what was done.In the peasant's villages, women named Leontia and her husband Caduceus were having the argument they always had. Leontia had black hair that was frizzy and had a strong face.
Also, Leontia was very skinny except for the fat belly because she was pregnant.She was a peasant so she did not get a lot of food and clean water like the rich people did.She was a brave woman and was not scared to speak up.She would have told the government that we should have equal rights but her husband said,”you know what they will do to you”
Caduceus was also a skinny man and had black frizzy hair just like everyone else.He was always scared and did what he was told without …show more content…
They walked down the hall and found the ruler of the government. He was old and had a disgusted look on his face as he does to all peasants.His name was Caesar and he was bald except for the sides.He was always grumpy and did not like anyone.he said: “Why did you bother us?”
Caduceus says “we have a deformed child,