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| === Session 1 === | === Session 1 === |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=8409439&postcount=1488|Prometheus]] [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=8410280&postcount=1489|(born in]] [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=8412965&postcount=1496|352 AD)]]** | **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-8409439|"Prometheus"]] [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-8410280|(born in]] [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-8412965|352 AD)]]** |
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| __Prometheus:__ I was born in 352 AD... Damn... very Old. | __Prometheus:__ I was born in 352 AD... Damn... very old. |
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| __[[Gregorios]]:__ Ah, another son of Byzantium. I apologize for not being able to call it Rhomania as you might prefer, and I may have done before 1453, but I can't anymore. I am so old that when I was born, the true Roman Empire still existed. It wasn't until I was three years old that the Western Empire fell. I don't remember much of that time, but I do remember a lot of people at the palace feeling very sad when I was around that age. I asked them why, and they said that something terrible had happened in Rome. They never told me more than that. But that's really all in can remember about the Roman Empire. | __[[Gregorios]]:__ Ah, another son of Byzantium. I apologize for not being able to call it Rhomania as you might prefer, and I may have done before 1453, but I can't anymore. I am so old that when I was born, the true Roman Empire still existed. It wasn't until I was three years old that the Western Empire fell. I don't remember much of that time, but I do remember a lot of people at the palace feeling very sad when I was around that age. I asked them why, and they said that something terrible had happened in Rome. They never told me more than that. But that's really all in can remember about the Roman Empire. |
| === Session 2 === | === Session 2 === |
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| **[[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=8425813&postcount=1531|The Life of a Centurion - "Prometheus" (352-378 AD/CE)]]** | **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-8425813|The Life of a Centurion - "Prometheus" (352-378 AD/CE)]]** |
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| My father was a General of the Emperor Constantine, so we were comparatively well off compared to most in those days. Our family had a long history, my father even told a story of one of our ancestors getting our land from Sulla. Siding with the man that would be Emperor got him a lot on influence, and quite a bit of wealth. There was a problem though. My father was a pagan. He followed Constantine's orders to fight for God, but in his heart he still prayed for Mars' aid. | My father was a General of the Emperor Constantine, so we were comparatively well off compared to most in those days. Our family had a long history, my father even told a story of one of our ancestors getting our land from Sulla. Siding with the man that would be Emperor got him a lot on influence, and quite a bit of wealth. There was a problem though. My father was a pagan. He followed Constantine's orders to fight for God, but in his heart he still prayed for Mars' aid. |
| === Session 3 === | === Session 3 === |
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| **[[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=8426880&postcount=1535|The Life of a Philosopher - Atticus of Alexandria (Alexandria, 385-430 AD/CE)]]** | **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-8426880|The Life of a Philosopher - Atticus of Alexandria (Alexandria, 385-430 AD/CE)]]** |
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| My next life of any consequence developed as a bit of a happenstance. I had found some work as a Architech's assistant in Constantinople. I could have rejoined the legion but the Empire was changing... The Christians were spreading faster than the clap in a brothel... What?! Despite the modern world perceptions of the past, I can say this with conviction the more things change the more they stay the same. | My next life of any consequence developed as a bit of a happenstance. I had found some work as a Architech's assistant in Constantinople. I could have rejoined the legion but the Empire was changing... The Christians were spreading faster than the clap in a brothel... What?! Despite the modern world perceptions of the past, I can say this with conviction the more things change the more they stay the same. |
| === Session 4 === | === Session 4 === |
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| **[[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=8433187&postcount=1544|The Life of an Enterpreneur - Scorpio of Alexandria (Carthage, 430-463 AD/CE), Part I]]** | **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-8433187|The Life of an Enterpreneur - Scorpio of Alexandria (Carthage, 430-463 AD/CE), Part I]]** |
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| The ship I boarded was bound for Hippo Regius. My ship never made it there. We came under attack by Vandals and the captain attempted to make a deal. Many feared being sold into slavery but the Vandals apparently were having none of that and opened fire upon us. We ran aground a few miles east of Hippo Regius, and the survivors made their way on foot. I chose the less common option. Faced with a choice of going east or west I chose to go west, perhaps it was time to join whatever military was there. All I had with me was an empty wine cask, and my knapsack. | The ship I boarded was bound for Hippo Regius. My ship never made it there. We came under attack by Vandals and the captain attempted to make a deal. Many feared being sold into slavery but the Vandals apparently were having none of that and opened fire upon us. We ran aground a few miles east of Hippo Regius, and the survivors made their way on foot. I chose the less common option. Faced with a choice of going east or west I chose to go west, perhaps it was time to join whatever military was there. All I had with me was an empty wine cask, and my knapsack. |
| === Session 5 === | === Session 5 === |
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| **[[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=8436276&postcount=1545|The Life of an Enterpreneur - Scorpio of Alexandria (Carthage, 430-463 AD/CE), Part II]]** | **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-8436276|The Life of an Enterpreneur - Scorpio of Alexandria (Carthage, 430-463 AD/CE), Part II]]** |
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| The modern world is very remarkable in one respect, there's a clear delineation between legal and illegal. The system of checks and balances keeps the two separate. In antiquity, the line was a bit murkier. I was an upstanding citizen of the Vandal Kingdom precisely because of two things: One, I was friends of the king. Two, I spent money not on audacious things, but on ensuring allies got a cut, and reinvesting. | The modern world is very remarkable in one respect, there's a clear delineation between legal and illegal. The system of checks and balances keeps the two separate. In antiquity, the line was a bit murkier. I was an upstanding citizen of the Vandal Kingdom precisely because of two things: One, I was friends of the king. Two, I spent money not on audacious things, but on ensuring allies got a cut, and reinvesting. |
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| In a way he convinced me to enjoy a simpler life. I slipped aboard ship bound North from Tunisia. So ended Scorpio of Alexandria. | In a way he convinced me to enjoy a simpler life. I slipped aboard ship bound North from Tunisia. So ended Scorpio of Alexandria. |
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| ==== Personal information ==== | ==== Personal information ==== |
| **Skills:** Centurion, Platonic Philosopher, Mathematician, Merchant, Capo, \\ | **Skills:** Centurion, Platonic Philosopher, Mathematician, Merchant, Capo, \\ |
| **Languages Spoken:** Latin, Greek, Punic, Germanic\\ | **Languages Spoken:** Latin, Greek, Punic, Germanic\\ |
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| ==== See Also ==== | ==== See Also ==== |
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| **[[The Trust]]** | **[[The Trust]]** |
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| ==== Navigation ==== | ==== Navigation ==== |
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