The Divine Games

  Ooh er Missus, 

Greetings and felicitations, allow me to introduce myself, Dubious, slave to Ludus owner Biggus Brutus and first class gossip on the doings of the Ludus.  Today I shall enlighten you on the festival of the Divine.


The Prologue

The Ludus is properly owned by Senator Dubious Figulous, silly old fool, but Biggus, my direct Boss is keen on keeping mum about that. 

The Senator wanted to honour the festival of the Divine, something none of us had ever heard of.  Apparently a prayer to her will give one auspicious potency in the bed rolling Department.

Brutus is of course also keen on the old gods.  We keep a virgin or two about the Ludus at all times.  He even donates the odd sesterce to the poor. 

Ozzy, our Primus, is getting on a bit, oh no, don't, deaf as a post that one and as a backup last year we recruited fat Lemmy, bit of a headbanger, and Dio, bit of a screamer.  The festival will be a grudge match against the local Ludus', including that of Dodgius Whitmorus and Quilpius Asthmaticus.

Asthmaticus has put up his Thracian "Vanhalen" and has bet heavily on his victory over poor old Ozzy.  Quick fingers this Vanhalen boy.

Mistress Lascivia has begun to take a Spanish aphrodisiac intending to...  no time for that, the first Match is about to begin... 


First up it's the animals.   Embarrassing as the bear mauls Big Theresa, our leading female gladiators.
The new arena 

Dodgius new Retarius, boy called Plant, gets stuffed by Vanhalen.

Big Ozzy does for three convicts.

He has some style that boy.

Lemmy vs two dwarves.  

Larks tongues on sale in the cheap seats.


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