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What do you think the dinner conversation of a 1st century BCE Roman family would have been like!? What types of things might they have talked about!?
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politics, romes enemies, the roman stock marketWww@QuestionHome@Com

"Enjoying the stuffed doormince!?"
"Isn't it about time your were in a politically advantageous marriage by now!? Why your nearly 13!"
"Bloody Caesar, poncing around Gaul like a pig in shi!.!.!. what!!? he's crossed the Rubicon!!?!"Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Gallic invasion of northern Italy, sex, whether to dilute the wine with water or drink it straight, sex, the Marian reforms of the Army, sex, the threat from Cartage, and, of course, sex!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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