Dog of Pompeii

This is a historical-fiction story about a Canaan Dog who was taken to Pompeii and had survived the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
== Story ==
This is the story of Seth, a Canaan Dog who was taken away from his family and survived the destruction of Pompeii.
Around 79 AD, when Nero was emperor of the Roman Empire, there was a family of homeless Canaan Dogs who lived outside the city of Joppa. Maia loves her four pups very much and always does her best to take care of them. Moses and Jonas, the twins, are the youngest pups and they like to play around. Seth, the oldest, always take responsibility for a few things including finding food and looking after his little brothers.
One day, while Seth was looking for food, he was snatched up by a Roman soldier and he took him to the docks where a ship full of animals was waiting. The soldier gave Seth to the captain and said, "This is the last one for the trip back!" "Excellent!" said the captain. "He'll join the other dogs that are en routed to Pompeii." So, the captain had a crewmember put Seth in a cage with twenty-five other dogs. The dogs don't seemed happy to see Seth, except for a Dalmatian named Theodore, a Beagle named Pericles, and a Terrier named Galla, whom Seth had befriended.
As the ship sailed away from Joppa, Seth was sad, thinking that he would never see his mother and his brothers again. Theodore, Pericles, and Galla took comfort in Seth's concern. "Don't be sad, Seth." Said Theodore, patting Seth's back. "The three of us are sure that you'll see your family again." Said Pericles. "No bones about it!" Said Galla. Seth smiled a little as his friends cheered him up.
After sailing for many days, the ship had reached the port of Ostia Antica and the captain had given the dogs to Marcus Julius Octavius, a man who keeps exotic animals from far off lands. Marcus looked at the dogs, turned to the captain, and asked, "Are these dogs being sent off to Rome?" "Only most of the animals and four of the dogs are," the captain answered. "The rest of them are going to Pompeii." So, Marcus puts twenty-five of the dogs into his wagon. Seth, Theodore, Pericles, and Galla were among them. Marcus then got into the front of the wagon and set off for Pompeii.
As he heads south, Marcus passed through many towns, including Neapolis, Herculaneum, and Oplontis. Eventually, Marcus had arrived at Pompeii, which was close to a mountain called Mt. Vesuvius. Seth and his friends were in awe by all the sights of the city. When Marcus had came to the marketplace he'd sold a few dogs to the citizens and sold the rest to Pompeii's amphitheatre, Pericles, Seth, Galla, and Theodore were among them.
TBC
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