OM wrote:

And what's really
interesting about that particular Roman senator is that, according to
what records do survive from that era, he really *did* have quite a
harem of sorts, and by those same accounts he a) freed them all after
buying them, b) they stayed as his "slaves" on their own accord, every
single one of them, c) never forced himself upon his harem, and loved
them all equally enough to where d) he wound up with at least thirty
children by them who, while not heirs to his fortunes, were at least
born as free Roman citizens by his own accord.

I want to be this guy when I grow up :-)


If there is a problem with that movie, it's that those two guys are
really likable, when they are supposed to be despicable. Of course
compared to Crassus everybody in the movie seems like a pretty nice guy.

Pat