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Beatrice Cottini

SCRIBO is a creative writing contest for students of Latin . Submissions are judged on adherence to theme , connection to Roman culture , originality , and choice of vocabulary , among other categories . SCRIBO entries that receive a perfect score will be published throughout the following year . Each entry features information about the author , a picture , and their awardwinning literary piece .

Short Story Andrea Basini Aqua eum iam complectitur

Beatrice Cottini is a junior at Liceo Pasteur in Rome , Italy . For her short story , Beatrice was inspired by the relationship of Hadrian and Antinous . About the piece : Hadrian was a Roman emperor who lived happily with his lover Antinous for about seven years . They were a beautiful couple until the day Hadrian received the news of his lover ' s death .

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