Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 78 Famous NTR Stories in the Classical Era
I had thought there would be a verbal battle between the two sides, but it turned out that Nerva really came to say hello, and he was very anxious to watch the show. After a brief scene, he returned to his seat and began to wait for the drama to begin.

Seeing this, Orville shut up and started waiting, but at the same time he looked back at Belisarius behind him, and suddenly a strong curiosity emerged in his heart.

He called the honest soldier over and asked, "Are you married now?"

Belisarius didn't know what Orville was talking about, but he simply answered: "No, I'm busy with military affairs and I don't have time to think about too many trivial things, so I have always been single."

"So do you like going to the theater? Do you know anyone there?"

Belisarius shook his head. "I'm very busy with work and I don't have time to go to the theater. Besides, I really can't appreciate the beauty of drama, so naturally I don't have any friends in the entertainment industry. But Procopius seems to know a few. I can ask him for you."

"Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask." The hanging heart was finally put at ease. Belisarius in this world has not been cuckolded yet.

Procopius wrote extensively about Belisarius' deeds, and in his Secret History he also recorded many trivial matters about Belisarius's emotional life. Now almost all Eastern Roman history enthusiasts around the world know that Belisarius was cuckolded and that his wife had an affair with his adopted son.

If it were just that, it would be fine. According to Procopius' emotional records, Belisarius' wife lived a dissolute life in her early years and had an illegitimate child. After Belisarius adopted the son, she was very close to him. Many people knew about this scandal, and Belisarius himself had even witnessed the scene.

He wanted to take no action. Belisarius could not do anything to his wife because she was a close confidant of Queen Theodora. For political reasons, Theodora would not punish her close confidants. Belisarius had been feeling aggrieved for a long time. It was aggrieved to think that such a small matter had caused a political problem.

Orville may not be as courageous and conspiratorial as Theodora, but he is definitely more generous and understanding than Theodora. He will not do such a bad thing.

Belisarius must have been a little confused, but he didn't ask much, just quietly sat back in his seat and waited for the performance to begin with Orville. His identity was a guard, not Orville's good friend, so it was better to remain silent when he shouldn't speak.

"Forty years after its construction, this was the only permanent theater in Rome. After that, it became the center of theatrical art and the premiere theater in Rome. Theaters of all sizes chose to be built near it in order to establish a connection with it, and today it has formed a complete theater district.

Behind it is the garden, and behind the garden is the meeting hall, which was one of the alternative locations for the Roman Senate to hold meetings, and it was there that Caesar was assassinated.

Domitia was only twelve or thirteen years old after all, and she had a strong desire to perform. She began to talk to Orville about all the details of the Pompey Theater and the performance.

Orville was not disgusted by this behavior. It was not easy for her to introduce these things in a complete and organized manner at her age. This required a certain amount of knowledge and language expression. He would not frown and scold her for not doing her job properly. Domitia could calm down and sit for hours at her age and concentrate on appreciating the drama. In Orville's opinion, this was also a manifestation of talent and ability. It was not necessary to study philosophy, rhetoric and physical training to be the correct way of education. It was normal for everyone to have different aspirations. He was more open-minded than most ancient people. He was also quite interested in this matter. He took the initiative to lower his status and chat with Domitia. In his opinion, anyone of any age could participate in this matter.

"I noticed that the form of the theater here is different from the traditional Greek theater. The structural layout of the Roman theater is a very standard semicircular one."
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The two chatted for a while, and then the performance officially began. Domitia obviously really enjoyed the performance, so she consciously shut up and started watching.

In fact, Orville was not very interested in the performance itself, and this performance was indeed as Nerva said, "authentic top Greek actors came to perform", from the actors to the script, all were imported from Greece, and the actors spoke fluent authentic Greek.

For the intellectuals and upper classes in Rome, Greek was a relatively common language, and those who came here to watch the show on their own initiative would definitely know it. Orville knew nothing about it, and could only say a few greetings he had learned in Rhode Island and other places.

He had no idea what the other person was saying and could only guess the general plot based on the actors' performance. This would require him to sit through several hours, which would undoubtedly be a torture.

Orville couldn't help but look back at Belisarius. He was staring straight ahead with full concentration, and at first glance he seemed quite serious. But Orville knew very well that Belisarius was just pretending, as he was a rough man who didn't know any Greek.

After staying on the field for a while, Orville felt really bored and asked Belisarius to help him look after the children.

"Take good care of Princess Domitia. I'm going to go out for some fresh air and I'll be back soon. It won't take too long."

Belisarius nodded and agreed: "Understood, I will protect the personal safety of the Flavian royal family with my life, please rest assured."

After making sure that Domitia was being looked after, Orville got up and left alone, walking through the corridor to the garden behind the theater. He was a quiet person, and was more or less uncomfortable staying in a crowded place, so he might as well take a breath here first, and then he would have enough time to return to the theater.

Although it is already December, the climate is generally warm at this time. The Romans did not even have the habit of wearing long trousers at that time, which shows that even in winter it was not very cold.

But even so, the gardens of this era were limited by the level of technology and gardening, and were far from being as colorful as the gardens of later generations. They might be more pleasing to the eye in the right season. Now it is a combination of a meadow, a large number of trees, and an artificial river. To Orville, it is not particularly beautiful, but it is quiet, allowing him to calm down and think about things, and to let his thoughts run wild.

He paid attention to his surroundings and began to think uncontrollably - how old is this tree, whether the stone slab under his feet is loose, what is the origin of the passers-by around him, and what he ate last night.
All kinds of irrelevant things flashed through his mind as he thought about everything he had seen. Finally, he gradually slowed down about ten meters in front of a group of cloaked people.

(End of this chapter)