Dramatis Personae
Cast of Thousands Hundreds Dozens
click pictures to see each character’s first appearance
 Felix Ex-soldier. Part-time hero. Occasional accountant. |  Mus Best friend. |  Iusta Young heiress. Very willful. |  Spendusa Kitchen servant. Very willing. |
 Damon Prodigal son. Misplaced somewhere between Judaea and Alexandria. |  Seianti Iusta’s best friend. Etruscan. Don’t you forget it. |  Calatoria Themis Stepmother to Iusta. Force to be reckoned with. |  This is also Mus I have an extra icon. He has bed hair. |
 Menander Devoted servant. |  Venus A mighty goddess. |  Titus The Emperor’s son. |  Helvius Doctor and professional teacher of rhetoric. |
 Petronia Vitalis Tavern-keeper. Formerly. Iusta’s mother. |  Petronius Stephanus Landlord, formerly. Iusta’s father. |  Domitian The Emperor’s other son. |  Caius Bookkeeper and amateur philosopher. |
 Elisa Mus’s little sister. |  Josephus Fish-pickle dealer. Mus’s father. |  Mus’s mother & baby brother The baby is named Jochanan Phineas, aka Squinchy-face. |  Telesphorus General overseer for the Petronius household. |
 Aster Mus’s littler sister. |  Speudon Calatoria’s cousin. In debt. A lot of debt. |  Cynthia Calatoria’s personal maid. Spendusa’s sister. |  Lolla Damon’s mother. Not technically Felix’s wife. |
 Legio X The Emperor’s accountants. |  Miriamne Tavern-keeper. Formerly in the employ of Petronia Vitalis. |  Glauki Seianti’s personal maid. Not a very good chaperone. |  Ati Nacna Seianti’s old auntie. Sayer of sooths, but only in Etruscan. |
 Vibius One of the Blues. A cool cat. Has many wives, apparently. |  Talicus Thug for hire. Probably a liar. |  Nonius Statues of his family decorate half the town. Richest man around, and boss of the Blues. |  Nonia Wife of Nonius. Takes on people as projects. |
 The midwife Efficient. |  Soshanet (Sosia) The midwife’s apprentice |  Iphis Servant in Pompeii. Long-haired Hippie freak. On a mission. |  Sweetums An average bear. Oh, no, wait, that’s Titus again. |
 |  Mr. Antonius Pater |  Mrs. Antonius Mater | |
