Line #19 VisualNovel/ACourtesanOfRome


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Smile... Be charming... And never let them know you want them all dead...]]
3	''A Courtesan of Rome'' is a Visual Novel part of the VisualNovel/ChoicesStoriesYouPlay app. You play as a Gallic courtesan in Roman Republic seeking to reunite with her family amidst the turbulent political climate. Along the way, you must seduce your way among Roman officials and use your wiles to meet your ends.
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5	!!Contains examples of:
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7	* AlphaBitch: Xanthe is the haughty, catty rival courtesan who tries to make trouble for Arin.
8	* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: After Arin tells Sabina that [[spoiler:the former killed Legate Aquila or Marc Antony banished him]], the latter celebrates by discarding his belongings in their house.
9	* ArrangedMarriage: Sabina was forced to marry Legate Aquila by her father, and is utterly miserable as his wife as a result (to the point that she goes to the apothecary to ask for something to ensure she can't get pregnant by him).
10	* ArtisticLicenseHistory: For the sake of the romance route, the story ignores that Cassius had a wife, Junia Tertia, and a son with her prior to his betrayal of Caesar.
11	* BodyguardCrush: One of Arin’s love interests is her own bodyguard Syphax.
12	* BuryYourGays: A flashback revealed that Cingerix’s lover Tallius died in the Roman raid against the Catauni.
13	* CanineCompanion: Chapter 4 provides a premium option to adopt Marc Antony’s greyhound, with the default name being Artemis.
14	* DefeatAsBackstory: The Catauni tribe was invaded and Arin and her family [[MadeASlave enslaved afterwards, which scattered them around Roman territory]].
15	* EliteManCourtesanRomance: if you choose Cassius Longinus or Marc Antony as your LoveInterest.
16	* ForegoneConclusion: Given that Julius Caesar was famously stabbed to death[[labelnote:*]]and it's a far too iconic death for anyone to think the writers would radically change that detail[[/labelnote]], it was a safe bet that Arin's attempt to poison Caesar would ultimately fail.
17	* GayOption: Sabina.
18	* GoodShepherd: In contrast to Iuna Pythia, Delphinia is a kindly priestess who regularly communes with Isis to ensure her family’s wellbeing.
19	* HelloInsertNameHere: Like almost all Choices stories, the protagonist’s name can be renamed, with the default being “Arin”.
20	** Arin’s tribe can also be renamed, with the default being “Catauni”.
21	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: As expected from a historical fiction story, several characters are this: UsefulNotes/MarkAntony, Cassius Longinus, UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar, UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII, and UsefulNotes/MarcusJuniusBrutus.
22	* IHaveManyNames: Isis is referred to as Ceres by the Romans and Tsirona by the Gauls.
23	* InspirationNod: As a story about a rebellion in the late Roman Republic, this book is partly inspired by {{Film/Spartacus}}. Sure enough, some of the Senators explicitly compare Arin's rebellion to Spartacus's rebellion. Justified, as Spartacus was a real historical figure who the characters who the characters would have been aware of.
24	* ShoutOut:
25	** Chapter 19 allows Arin to wear the Unconquered Queen outfit. The armor and a brunette hairstyle makes her resemble [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey Kassandra]].
26	** Cleopatra VII's headdress looks exactly like the one worn by Creator/ElizabethTaylor when she played her in ''Film/{{Cleopatra}}''.
27	* SnakesAreSinister: Subverted with [[HelloInsertNameHere Laret]], an asp Delphinia encounters in Chapter 10. According to Delphinia, asps are sacred to Isis, and Laret happens to act friendly towards her.
28	* SweetPollyOliver: A premium option in Chapter 7 allows Arin to disguise as a soldier to sneak into the Senate and influence its vote instead of merely eavesdropping on it.

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