Emlandweni, UJulia Domna waphila isikhathi sakhe esikhazimulayo njengoMbusi waseRoma iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili. Emibhalweni kunjalo USantiago Posteguillo ngubani okuthole kwaba luhlaza lawo ma-laurels (akakaze alethe kangcono i-laurel njengophawu lwamaRoma lokunqoba ngokugqwesa), futhi ngenhlanhla enze isifazane sibe isiqinisekiso esivela emsukeni wesiko lethu lasentshonalanga.
Okokuqala, i Umklomelo wePlanethi 2018 bekungaba ngukunconywa okubalulekile kuPosteguillo ukucwaninga ngokuqhubekayo kumlingisi wakhe omkhulu kule saga esivele iphindwe kabili enesifiso sevolumu ebalulekile yomlando kubathandi bezwe lasendulo.
Inkazimulo kaJulia, ehlanganiswe nalowomzabalazo ongapheli wowesifazane ekuphathweni kombuso wonke, yeza nokukholwa okuhlakaniphile nokungenangqondo ukuthi kuphela ngokuzivumela abonwe ezingxenyeni eziyingozi lapho angathola khona ukunconywa yibo bonke. Futhi kwenzeka kanjalo.
Kepha lapho kufika isikhathi sokuziqinisa emandleni njengokuthile okudlula umlingani, isithunzi sesifo silenga phezu kwakhe ngokukhishwa okusondele kakhulu ezinsukwini zethu zomdlavuza.
Kodwa-ke, into ebi kakhulu kuJulia ukuthola amadodana akhe uCaracalla noGeta abhekane ngokungenakuqondana namandla okungewona awakhe okwamanje. Yini emenza athole amandla ebuthakathakeni ukuzama ukumisa umzabalazo wokubulala ongaphonsa yonke imizamo yakhe nokuzinikela kwakhe phansi.
Njengoba umdlavuza wamabele usakazeka ngokunganqandeki emzimbeni wakhe, uJulia uzizwa kwesinye isikhathi ukwehlulwa okuxakile ngempilo yakhe nangekusasa ngemuva kwakhe. Kepha ..., ukudalelwa noma ithuba lonkulunkulu, kuphela umfutho omusha onamandla njengalowo wothando ongamtholela izimpi zakhe ezinamandla kakhulu.
Thanda njengesibambiso sokuqalisa kabusha umzamo wakhe wokugcina wokunikeza ama-horizons amasha embusweni, ngaphambi kokushona kwezinsuku zakhe kumyise lapho angafinyelela khona; ukweqa ukuhlinzekwa konkulunkulu abonakala engathandi ukuxoxisana nabo ngokushaya kwakhe kokugcina kokuphila.
Manje usungathenga inoveli ethi «Futhi uJulia wabekela onkulunkulu inselelo», incwadi kaSantiago Posteguillo, lapha: