The little flavours of the past, be they inventions of renaissance writers demonising the destruction of what they saw as the glorious Rome of their distant past, were enjoyable to him. That it had survived into modern usage was just a testament to how powerfully Roman propaganda lingered, even for a word invented centuries after its fall.
“This park,” Gaius began, following her inside and closing the gate behind them, “is a recent project of the push for increasing the green area in the city. The committee wanted to bring the idea of... ancient gardens. From the Persians to the Romans.”
“This park,” Gaius began, following her inside and closing the gate behind them, “is a recent project of the push for increasing the green area in the city. The committee wanted to bring the idea of... ancient gardens. From the Persians to the Romans.”