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I went to Barcelona this past weekend to watch SIX, the musical, and since then I can't stop thinking about another version of it, but with Caesar's wives and mistresses.

Imagine Cornelia singing about how she was the only one to give him a roman daughter and the tragedy of her death; Pompeia singing about how he decided to divorce her because of the whole Bona Dea scandal; Calpurnia crying that he never listened to her; Cleopatra rapping how she was the most clever of them all and arguing with Servilia about who he liked best. And then, at the end, the king of Bythinia makes an appeareance and talks about how he made Julius his queen...

Bonus points if the House of Holbein is substituted for Caesar's soldiers singing about their general's sex life, leaded by Mark Antony.

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Domínio

Passam mil cavalos sob o peito Em um requinte tão moderno Entregam seu tango carregado De cravos dessa dedicatória

O idioma circuncisado Ocasião de laboratórios Expande uma ovelha elétrica Para amparar o alívio

Desfie essas teias de viúvas Aproveite a mortalidade Para retirar sua presença Entre os vales da ultra-exposição

Fissuras atendem teu nome Quando clamam por curas leves Bestas atenderiam a domicílio Todas as vezes que aquarelas derretessem telas

Um corpo escavado entre falsos suspiros Encontrariam um amarelo histórico A cor em que fragmentou a América Em seis polos menores de soberania

Vestido Gaia em seu rosto Moldando inimigos em argila Desconheceria um século dessas pegadas Um rastro rebobinando calvários

Enforcar Heitor, uma sina secular Antes que surjam antagonismos Antes que seja tarde o corte Fadado a fugir de Aquiles

Perdurando a lembrança Trilhando o espaço do expurgo Tramando compaixões e incêndios A objetificar a terra de Pompeia

Okay of these three characters (all historical and real) who would you most be interested in reading novel/s about?

Pompeius Magnus - rule breaker, golden boy, literally the most likable guy, builder of great buildings and most successful general ever pretty much. He also respects women which is just unheard of in his day to the point people make fun of him for it. He's also got a lot of tragedy and loss and the most poignant and cinematic death in all of history

Sextus Pompeius - "pirate", rebel, heart of absolute gold, honorable even to the people who deserve it least. Savior to hundreds, lord of Sicily. Dutiful son of a slain father. Also experiences a lot of loss. The last resistance to the totalitarian triumvirs. Very successful against them for years and largely forgotten by history. He was given the libelous title of "pirate king" but that just makes him sound cooler if you ask me

Pompeia Magna - fatherless at age six, tumultuous childhood that ends with her being put in the care of her uncle (this is where history ends and my made up story for her begins) used as a pawn to curry favor with a man she despises who was responsible for the ruin of her family, proud in spite of her humiliation. Taken under the wing of the "empress" who knew her as a child. She brushes shoulders with some of the big names of her day including the eventual successor to the governing of the empire. Without any true family to guard and protect her she is both more exposed to danger but also capable of more freedom of movement. She navigates the deadly waters of Rome to outlive all her enemies and see the men who put her in harms way brought to justice and to finally achieve her lifelong goal of living in security on her family's ancestral lands

Which novel should I start my series with?

Start with Pompeius Magnus golden boy general

Start with Sextus sexy pirate king

Start with Pompeia steel strong heroine

Voting ended onFeb 15, 2024

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Okay I know what books I want to write I'm just struggling on where I should start. So poll time...

Which order would you prefer as a reader?

Novels on Pompeius Magnus first then Sextus, then Pompeius (daughter of Sextus)

Pompeia first then Pompeius Magnus then Sextus

Pompeia first then Sextus then Pompeius Magnus

Voting ended onFeb 15, 2024

*Pompeia

In that first option bloody autocorrect hates me

Because like I know I want to start with either Pompeius Magnus for a chronological take or with Pompeia for a backwards order of some sort. Possibly having her compile her family history in her novel and then writing the novels about her predecessors like they're her work. I dunno. Starting a book is always the hardest but my head is so full of ideas.