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Xenocles
This is my library and private study. It’s a quiet part of the house where I can work on my writing. My librarius Xenocles helps keep everything in order. He has a system for organizing all my social and academic correspondence and the minutes of the groups I belong to in the City. If you need anything from the archives, Xenocles will help you find what you're looking for.

Scrolls on Shelf
If you're looking for something to read, there is a modest collection of historical and literary works on the shelves. My main reading interests are the late Republic, the equites, the Roman economy, and Roman law. In fact, I just acquired a History of Rome by some Greek fellow named Polybius. By the way, all of my scrolls and books are bound at Amazonia, the best book seller in Rome.

Scrolls and tablets

You may enjoy reading some of my own writings. I have kept diaries of my observation during walks around Rome and notes of my trips to other towns in Italia. Later, I compiled these place descriptions into two books for travelers. You can find my journals and the travel guides on the first shelf there.

You’ll find some miscellaneous works on the second shelf. There’s a journal of my musings on topics of public policy, a commemorative record of a Saturnalia banquet and a shopping guide for the festival, a journal of my musings on topics of public policy, and a new guidebook to sights in the Campus.

Like many Romans, I have composed a few works on religious and historical topics. They can’t be compared to Cato or Varro, but you may find them interesting. They’re grouped on the third shelf.

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Scrolls box drawing gif

I’m fortunate to have some leisure time to work on my writing, but I haven’t retired from managing my businesses either. Let’s go into the next room, I’ll show you my business office.


Room background courtesy of Bari Augustus. Table backgrounds from Eos Development.
Main library image and scrolls insert courtesy of the VRoma Project.
Detail from John William Waterhouse’s A Sick Child brought into the Temple of Aesculapius (1867) from Images of the Ancient World Database.
Illustrations of scrolls, books, and writing implementa and a Roman capsa (scroll box) from The Book-Hunter in London by William Roberts; online courtesy of Project Gutenberg.




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2011 Saturnalia Shoppers' Guide, Dec 13, 2011 - 13:03
General Article
Have You Been Counted, Romans?, Jan 9, 2011 - 01:05
General Article 1 Featured January 16 , 2011
Third and Fourth Quarters, 2011
Is There Always a Silver Lining?, Jan 3, 2011 - 13:46
General Article 1 Featured January 16 , 2011
Annual Report 2010
Where Have You Been Lately, Romans?, Dec 21, 2010 - 13:25
General Article
Property Census - first half of 2010
What Happens When No One Shows Up Anymore?, Dec 21, 2010 - 13:22
General Article
First and Second Quarters, 2010
Apollo, Augustus, and Actium: Emerging Imperial Themes in the Temple of Apollo, Aug 5, 2010 - 20:29
General Article 1 Featured August 12 , 2010
An examination of the decorative elements of the temple and their possible meanings.
Are You There, Romans?, Jan 7, 2010 - 21:55
General Article 1 Featured January 11 , 2010
Third and Fourth Quarters, 2009
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M. Fabius's Cashbox
Current Amount in My Cashbox:
52,986 strti.



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