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The Lily and the Lion by Samantha Wilcox (Regina_Priapi)
Fandoms: Classical Greece and Rome History & Literature RPF, Original Work
03 Sep 2026
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Summary
"Call me not Lord, for I am a Lady."
Varius knows “he” is a woman at heart. Nec-Julia, she calls herself. Of every woman in her family, she is the one to whom that name was denied. She dances in the temple of the sun god El-Gabal, and revels in how the garb makes her feel… seen.
There is just one problem: Rome’s emperor has been murdered. Rumored to be his illegitimate heir, nec-Julia is planted on the throne. For four years, she rules. With all Rome’s might and wealth at her command, she fights to live and love as she feels is right. Then she is assassinated.
Or so Rome is told.
Instead of accepting her simple survival, she embarks on a journey to shatter the shackles binding her— and transform the world as we know it.