I chose the book for February’s book club meeting. It’s “Memoirs of Hadrian” by Marguerite Yourcenar. The reason I chose it is it because it is related to January’s assignment book. That book’s author wrote that he will choose “Memoirs of Hadrian” if he were permitted to bring just only one book if he were to go to a deserted island. This phrase inspired several members including myself. Hadrian has been described as the most versatile of all Roman emperors.
“Emperor Hadrian might be one of the characters of ‘Thermae Romae’ which is a famous Japanese comedy comic.” my friend said.
“Really? I’m not sure. I’ve read only volume 1 several years ago.”
“I have the complete series, volume 1 to 6, It’s not on Kindle but the paperback version. The protagonist is an Ancient Roman architect called Lucius backed up by Hadrian.”
“That’s sounds interesting! Can I borrow your books?”
“Sure.”
So I’m reading both books now. The comic is so funny and strange because Lucius came through time and space from Ancient Rome to modern-day Japan. He was surprised by an innovative bathing culture of a “flat-faced clan” and brought back some implements to ancient Rome. Lucius created bathing innovations so his reputation grew. However, a union of old-style public bath houses in Rome lost customers, and they (3)banded together in protest against him. So Lucius time traveled again, had a new idea, and (2)bailed out the old-style of public bathing in Rome.
In another case, the antagonist of Emperor Hadrian tricked Lucius. Bandits attacked him in a rural area. However, he didn’t (4)beat a hasty retreat. He expressed his idea to the bandits and he created a new industry in the countryside with the bandits’ help! This comic is fiction, but the author Mari Yamazaki created the story based on historical research. This is a good opportunity to have fun while learning the culture of ancient Rome.
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Title: learning fun the history of ancient Rome
I decided an assignment book for February’s book club meeting. It’s “Memoirs of Hadrian” by Marguerite Yourcenar. The reason I chose this that is related January’s assignment book. That book’s author wrote that he will choose “Memoirs of Hadrian” if he were permitted to bring just only one book when he had to go a desert island. This phrase inspired several members including me. Hadrian has been described as the most versatile of all Roman emperors.
“Emperor Hadrian might be one of the characters of ‘Thermae Romae’ which is famous Japanese comedy comic.” my friend said.
“Really? I’m not sure. I’ve read only volume 1 several years ago.”
“I have the complete series, volume 1 to 6. It’s not Kindle, it’s paper version. The protagonist is Ancient Roman architect Lucius. Hadrian (1)backs him up.”
“That’s sounds interesting! Can I borrow your books?”
“Sure”
thus I’m reading both books now. The comic is so funny and strange. Because Lucius came through time and place from Ancient Rome era to modern-day Japan. He surprised by an innovative bathing culture of “flat-faced clan” and bring back some implements to ancient Rome. Lucius created inventive bathing, so his reputation growing. However, a union of old-style public bathing in Rome lose customers, they (3)banded together to protest against him. so he time traveled again, he created a new idea and (2)bailed out old-style public bathing in Rome.
Another case, antagonist of Emperor Hadrian tricked Lucius, Burglars attacked him in a rural area. However, he didn’t (4)beat a hasty retreat from them. He expressed his idea to burglars and he created a new industry in the countryside with burglars help! This comic is fiction, but the author Mari Yamazaki created the story based historical research. This is a good opportunity for learning fun the culture of ancient Rome.
homework:
(1)back up:
1-1: Give support or encouragement
“If I tell the boss we’ve got too much work, will you back me up? ”
1-2: Make a copy of (file, document, program…)
“It is recommended to back up all files for safety.”
(2)bail out:
2-1: Pay money to secure someone’s release from jail.
“When he was arrested his family refused to bail him out.”
2-2: Rescue from financial difficulties.
“The government bailed out the bank.”
(3)band together: Unite in a group.
“Consumers banded together to protest against the measures.”
(4)beat a hasty retreat: Someone who beats a (hasty) retreat runs away or goes back hurriedly to avoid a dangerous or difficult situation.
The thief beat a hasty retreat as soon as he saw the security officer.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Thermae+Romae
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12172.Memoirs_of_Hadrian