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We begin our story in Bannaventa Berniae, a small town somewhere in the West of Britain, probably along the coast. This was probably a small typical Roman style settlement laid out on a grid with small Roman houses and a villa, or villas, for prominent families in the area. Though it’s doubtful it would have been too impressive of a Villa, especially when compared to those of Rome or even those of the major British cities. But for a small town in Britannia, it was probably fairly decent. Given the time period, we can assume it had some level of fortification, possibly a small turf wall or maybe even something larger with guard towers. After all, raids were rather common at this point.
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Could it be that his sin was masturbation? hmmm
That’s a sin now? Damn.
Kind of ruined the story by picking holes in just about everything. It’s supposed to have been written in the 5th century. Autobiographies weren’t what they are today. I wouldn’t spend so much time trying to catch the author out. Enjoy the text for what it is and enjoy it for the mere fact that such a text survived.
Then again I get you’re trying to be entertaining.