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PORTIA is the same age as Macky, but with a
vastly different life experience. As a member of the Roman upper
class, she’s always had the best of everything - education, clothes,
food, and culture. Until she meets Macky, she doesn’t give much
thought to the advantages she’s had; they’re simply her due as a
Roman. She has certainly never questioned the Romans’ power or the
oppression of conquered peoples and ideologies.
Portia’s father is a high-ranking Roman army commander, far away
with his troops, and she lives with her Uncle, who is the powerful
Governor of Alexandria. He is no substitute for a warm, caring
parent and Portia misses that care - though she would never admit
it; she’s a Roman, after all: strong, uncompromising and able to
persevere in the face of adversity.
Meeting Macky and his family, Portia begins to get a sense of what
she is missing. She finds herself drawn to them... especially Macky.
There are enormous obstacles: class, religion, money (and the lack
of it) - not to mention Macky’s dangerous involvement with the
underground - a capital offence. But Portia starts to see her fellow
Romans through Macky’s eyes, and that, combined with the wonderful
stories he tells her, begins to change her. She starts to use her
strength of character and perseverance to help others, and in the
course of thirty-nine episodes, we’ll see her change from spoiled
child to gracious young adult.
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