Rome Must Perish

The women of Segestica also had to work, equally engaged in constructing the camp, though their workload was less than the men’s. The task of supervising them was eagerly sought by each unit, as merely watching the scene of women with sweat-soaked thin clothes laboring under the scorching sun was a beautiful sight.

But they could only indulge in this view for now, because Maximus had issued an order, "No one is allowed to violate the female captives, or else face severe punishment!"

The rebel soldiers, accustomed to obeying orders, didn’t dare to defy them.

The children of Segestica were supervised by the people from the Female Camp, while the elderly were placed under the jurisdiction of Capito’s Supply Camp.

The Skodisqi slaves were easily managed, as Maximus gathered them together and had Emmerich persuade them publicly.

Emmerich held considerable prestige among the slaves, and the rebels’ previous efforts to desperately save the wounded Skodisqi hadn’t gone unnoticed, instilling a feeling of goodwill among many Skodisqi slaves, who readily expressed their willingness to serve the rebel army.

Thus, the Skodisqi women went to work in the kitchen or Female Camp, the elderly were sent to work in the Supply Camp, while the young and robust were spared from work to undergo urgent military drills led by a group of team officers and soldiers of Illyrian birth, headed by Pequot.

There weren’t many women among the Skodisqi slaves, as the Segestica people didn’t kindly allow Skodisqi slaves to form families; most of them were female slaves of Segestica nobles;

There weren’t many elderly either, most possessing some skill, such as horse breeding, pig feeding, fishing, or blacksmithing...