Ten Days from my Diary of 3 AD (Day 1)
Opening my diary to the seventh day of Sextillis I read the following which still makes me excited and confused at the same time. The journey from Rome to the sea port of Flumincio and the boat journey to the Island of Sicily had almost been enjoyable , but from the time the family left home Lucius had something inside his head telling him that this journey to visit his Fathers younger brother was not something he, his Mother Minerva or his sister Livia were going to enjoy. The messengers had delivered letters from his Uncle Leo to his Mother several times over the last few months ,the last one was not so much as an invitation to visit his villa in Sicily, it was more of an order inviting them to spend time with …