Round 8 - Zimeca

The eldest son of the Zimeca family, Ovidius, has finally reached the age of marriage, but is away, working at the Palace. His future wife moves in with his father and sister, anyway. The children Valens and Egnatius are also away, working.
Row 1: Seneca Zima (Head of the family, sitting), Vibiana Zimeca (wife of heir, sitting)
Row 2: Vita Zimeca (second daughter, sitting)
Vibiana is the wife of Ovidius, the Zimeca heir, and moved in since last round.

Vibiana is heavily pregnant as she joins the family, expecting the child of the dead patrician Andile Callani.

Ovidius won't be leaving the Palace for the apartment where his wife will live, but he does stop by for a wedding ceremony.

At least they had some guests!

Wedding food: puffed rice. Lovely.

Vita is kind of wild.

The same day as the wedding, Vibiana goes into labor.

She has a baby girl, who she names Gracia.

The wedding night doesn't go as planned, as Ovidius rejects Vibiana. Might it have to do something with that bastard girl?

Seneca got some action though, with the neighbouring teenage girl Pomponia...

The next day is Vibiana's birthday.

Here she is now. She looks just like her mother Iuliana did as young.

This night works better for the couple, and they even develop feelings for each other.

Vita spends her days hanging out with her best friends and neighbours.

It's Gracia's birthday.

Oh my god, haha, she looks just like Andile! How scary seeing his face like this when he's dead.

Vibiana is carrying a trueborn child!

It's time for Seneca to become an elder.

Here he is, happy with his life despite the hardships.

Gracia is constantly asking her mother for attention, but has to settle for being played with remote relatives instead. Poor girl.

Vibiana seems happy about giving Ovidius a baby.

Vita hung out with her brother's wife's mother Iuliana at the Baths.

It's time again!

Vibiana delivers a boy, who she immediately hands over to Vita.

Because there's more to come!

Woho! This must be the first time the twins are both boys! Just what I needed. Their names are Domingo and Hernando.

Vibiana isn't a good mother at all...

As we leave the household for this round, Ovidius and Vibiana's marriage seems to be working out just fine.

Round 7 - Zimeca

The Zimeca family looks a small one, but isn't. While Seneca's wife is dead, he has four more children spread around the neighborhood. The three sons, Ovidius, Valens and Egnatius are all working for Patrician families, while the daughter Horatia has married a plebeian.
Row 1: Seneca Zima (Head of the family, sitting), Vita Zimeca (second daughter, sitting)

Their apartment was really sprawling this round, even though they are so few in the family. All the neighbors spent their days there, for some reason.

There are several other little girls for Vita to play with, and she's far from a lonely child.

She's not even a child for much longer, as her birthday arrives.

And here she is now as a teenager. Vita is a family sim.

Another teenage girl lives in the apartment building - Paula Nixitus, who Vita becomes very close to the following days.

They had a serious game of kick-ball, lol.

Father and daughter enjoying some time at the Baths.

Where they witnessed Severus Callarai harassing someone as usual... This time, it was Faustina Callaraius.

Vita went out with her brother Egnatius, who somehow came in a limo, which looked extremely out of place, haha.

Round 6 - Zimeca

Last round, it was this family that made a loss at the Colosseum, when the mother was forced to fight a gladiator. She lost, and now Seneca is alone with his two smallest children. The three older ones, Ovidius, Horatia and Valens, are all working at different Patrician families.
Row 1: Seneca Zima (Head of the family, sitting), Vita Zimeca (second daughter, sitting)
Row 2: Egnatius Zimeca (third son, sitting)

First, we say bye-bye to Nona, for the second time really. Last time, her husband was able to resurrect her, but that won't happen a second time.

She's the first thing they think about when they wake up.

Little Egnatius is heartbroken about losing his mother. His father does what he can to comfort him, but not much helps.

Vita finds her neighbor Paula a good playmate.

Seneca is so sensitive that when Germanus, who teases pretty much everyone, is mean to him, he starts crying.

He tries to encourage his nephew to be nice, but this face is the only response he gets. I don't think it was much of a success...

Vita and Egnatius finally finds company in each other and becomes friends, which makes both of them happy again.

Birthday time!

Here's the kid. He looks just like his siblings, except that he's the only one with green eyes.

Playing together got easier now.

What did you do at the Baths, Seneca? "Not much, just chilled with the Emperor."

And you, Vita? "Nothing special, just threw some ball with the Emperor." And here I thought he was supposed to be grouchy...