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I do not want you to ever stand in an arena and fight another gladiator or beast. So, tonight, you will run  \naway. Go to school and learn math, Greek, and geography. Learn from Plato and Socrates. Rise above all of this .”  \nMarco looked around the dark, dank  \ncell at the scarred faces of the other gladiators. This was the only life he had ever known, and he did not want to leave. However, one by one, the gladiators nodded and told Marco to listen to his father’s wise words.  \nThat night, Marco quietly slipped away. Wiping away a tear, he glanced back at the towering Colosseum, its smooth, white marble walls glistening in the moonlight. He had watched his father fight many times in that immense  \nbuilding in front of crowds of thousands of cheering people.  \nHe fell asleep beneath a statue of Rome’s founder,  \nRomulus. According to legend, Romulus and his brother, Remus, had been raised by wolves until they were eventually found by shepherds. If Romulus could have such a difficult life but still be the founder of the great city of Rome, then Marco knew he , too, could overcome his  \ndifficulties .  \nIn the morning, Marco awoke to a girl yelling at him. “Boy! You cannot sleep there! What are you doing inside my family’s villa?”  \nMarco sprang to his feet. The girl was about his age , but intimidating. As Marco turned to run away , the girl grabbed his arm. “Wait! I have seen you before. You are from the Colosseum, are you not? Your father is a gladiator?”  \nMarco nodded and without knowing why, he began to tell her his story. When he finished, the girl squinted at him for a moment before saying, “Your father is wise. The gladiator fights are barbaric. My name is Cara, and I am going to  \nhelp you start your new life. Wait here.”  \nA few minutes later, Cara returned and handed him a tunic and a toga. “Put these on. You cannot go to school dressed as you are. These belonged to my older brother, but he will not miss them. I will turn away, so you do not need to be bashful, but please hurry!” She spun around and faced the garden wall.  \nMarco quickly removed his tattered wrap, slid the tunic over his head and then put on the toga. “Okay, I am ready .”  \nCara looked him over and then handed him a wax tablet. “This will be your school tablet. You write on it with this stylus, and  \nthen you can soften the wax to erase what you have written. Now, follow me. I have an idea for where you can live .”  \nAs they walked down the bumpy cobblestone street, merchants and tradesmen were selling their wares: fruits, vegetables, fish, handmade dishes and pottery, beautiful jewelry, and wool clothing. The aroma of garlic and herbs filled the air. Entertainers sang, danced and told stories. The streets were noisy with the bustle of the crowd. They passed by insula after insula , apartment buildings made of mudbricks and timbers. Finally, they reached their destination.  \nCara pointed at a five-story insula. The courtyard was full of people cooking over small fires and cleaning their laundry in large wooden buckets of water. “There is an old woman  \nhere who makes pottery. She does not have much, but you will work for her and she will give you a place to live and help you go to school. With an education, you will never have to fight as a gladiator.  \nFor the next 5 years, Marco spent his mornings in a small school, learning to read, write and give speeches with the other boys. In his afternoons, he worked for the lady making all types of clay bowls and containers. Because of Cara and a kind, elderly woman who took him in, he was able to complete his schooling and rise above his past.  \nYears later, Marco became one of the most well-known orators in Rome. 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