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1. At the beginning of the story, why does Ariana seem relatively happy despite her status of kitchen slave?

2. If you were Julia Vettia, would you have allowed Claudius to bring Ariana into their house?

3. Marcus, not knowing that Ariana is his half-sister, pursues her relentlessly. Do you think she would eventually have given in to his demands if Lucius and Claudius had not intervened?

4. Do you think it's reasonable for Gaius to restrain himself as long as he does, despite his growing love for Ariana and the fact that he could easily have his way with her if he so chose?

5. Marcus must have been stunned by the revelation of his true relationship to Ariana. His gradual acceptance of her as his sister unfolds during the course of the story. Do you think it might have been more realistic if Marcus had come to hate Ariana instead?

6. Did you find that the story did not do justice to the more negative aspects of slavery in the Roman Empire?

7. Do you think Rufus's exile was an adequate punishment, given the Romans' penchant for bloody spectacles, including executions?

8. There are several other "stories" in the novel besides the story of Gaius and Ariana. How did you react to Julia and Rufus's affair, the trial of Rufus for grand larceny, Julia Felix's matchmaking efforts, and other subplots?

9. Did you know beforehand that the eruption of Mount Vesuvius did not immediately destroy Pompeii and that many of the city's inhabitants survived? If you had been a typical Pompeiian citizen with little knowledge of "fire-mountains," what would you have done in the first few hours after the eruption began?

10. If you were Lucius, would you have gone to Clodia's tomb and committed suicide while the other members of your household were struggling to escape from the catastrophe that destroyed Pompeii?

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