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Limes is the second short story from the 2010 collection of tales "Archanes and Other Stories" by Valerio Massimo Manfredi (writer of Spartan, The Last Legion and Alexander Trilogy). It is the only short story of the collection to be set in ancient times (Dark Age Europe, precisely) while the others are modern-day thrillers.The story takes place in 7th century Northern Italy, two centuries later the Fall of the Western Empire (incidentally, it is two centuries later the events of The Last Legion). The Italian peninsula is almost entirely ruled by the Lombards, a Germanic tribe that has conquered much of Italy from Byzantine rule and all but lives separately by their Roman subjects. The Decoy Protagonist is Eutichio Crescenzio Severo, a patrician who boasts his lineage from the founders of the city of Augusta Taurinorum (modern-day Turin). He comes back from a trip to Rome after he receiving some bad news.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })He's told that there is a Lombard warrior, Cuniperto, that has settled in the property next to his. Even worse, the Lombard is violating his property by building a sluice for water drainage from Eutichio's river into his land and taking his cows out to pasture into Eutichio's land. Eutichio goes to face him to make him respect his property's borders (the ''limes'' between Rome and the Barbarians, as he calls it), but it gets him nowhere, as he's too proud to compromise with a Barbarian. He finds the Lombard's appearance barely civilized and holds him in contempt as he can't speak Latin.Enters the picture Serena, Eutichio's youngest daughter and the real protagonist. Once she meets by chance her Lombard neighbour, she finds out not only that he speaks Latin perfectly, but also that he claims they have met before, refusing to tell her when. It's up to Serena to find out what said connection means and to put a stop to the escalating tensions between her father and the neighbor.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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After the End: The story is set two centuries later the Fall of the Western Empire (when incidentally the events of The Last Legion took place). Italy has been invaded more times and now is almost entirely ruled by the Lombards (save for Rome, where the Pope resides, and Ravenna along with most of Southern Italy, who have stayed in the hands of the Byzantine Emperor). The Roman patrician that have survived the Lombard invasion are less and less relevant when not treated as second-class citizens. Eutichio's son-in-law remarks that Eutichio being able to retain his lands and his fortune almost untouched is more the exception than the rule, if not a miracle. | |
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Aerith and Bob: There are some characters name like Serena, Giovanni (Italian for John), Zoe and Antonino (Italian for Anthony) that have aged well. Cuniperto, Eutichio or Anastasio on the other side...aren't. | |
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Affectionate Nickname: Serena was called Bibi by their housekeeper Antonino when she was a child. She laments that he has stopped as soon as she grew up; Eno was the nickname of Cuniperto during his childhood. His Roman father couldn't pronounce his real name properly so he called him Eno (Latin for "copper") due to his red hair). | |
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