21 August 2010 - In Search of the Descendants of Marcus and Didyme

[Tasha]

The long night reading through each letter, taking in every word of love, the words of fear and emotion running higher with each passing minute I finally decide the next morning to try and locate any descendants of this Marcus or Didyme who may or may not still be in Italy.

*wakes up with the sun peeking through my window, it was a long night I spent reading @marcus_volturi1's letters to Didyme*

*the love he had for her tangible in each word he wrote. I keep wondering why the were hiding the fact that they wanted to leave from @MasterAro1000BC. He was didyme's brother as far as I could conclude from @marcus_volturi1's letters*

*and the few references made to @Athenodoraitaly seemingly best friend or even sister of Didyme, very intreguing*

I have to figure out what happened to the lovers. The letters stop abruptly, unfinished almost. *i say to myself frowning*

*I jump out of bed, quickly getting ready - I have to somehow find out if there are any decendants of the family* Martin!!!

*as Martin comes running to my caravan, I quicly collect all the letters stacking them into a sealable pouch* I need to hread into Volterra.

*Martin runs off to get the car while I fix up my hair into a ponytail, I just have to find something of value, some history*

*I won't rest unless I find a family member, someone who knew the story, the past - a slight obsession I have now*

My 2 hour trip to Rome

*A two hour drive from Volterra to Rome - I'm heading to Registrar of Vital Statistics Office in the hope to find some details*

*hopefully there is some records kept of a Didyme or a Marcus, residing in Volterra - really excited to find anyting of value*

*I smiles as we pass the Emperial Arch in Rome, its always been my favorite place ever since a child*

*finally we arive at the Registrar's Office - now the task to get them to approve my visit - and to retrieve archived information*

*normally a lenghty process but for Archeologists a much easier task,especially when you know people in higher places - I take out my phone*

*Martin's dad is Romano Prodi - the Prime Minister of Italy, I know he would allow me in on special permission, since I teach his son*

*He answers* : Ciao amico mio. Ho bisogno di chiedere un favore da voi. Ho bisogno di accedere ad archivi di Nascite italiana.

*making small talk he finally asks me why I need access. Telling him of my findings - he seems familiar with Volterra*

Egli ricorda di storie tramandate di generazione in generazione, di un uomo di nome Marcus che risiedeva nel castello di Volterra

*intrigued by what Romano is telling me, I finally get the go ahead to look at the birth registrar - pleased I am able to enter the office*

*intrigued by what Romano is telling me, I finally get the go ahead to look at the birth registrar - pleased I am able to enter the office*

Finally Information that could help me find some more to go by~!

*finally able to pin point where @marcus_volturi1 and Didyme might have lived so many years ago, I grab what information I have*

*rushing back to our base, I quickly go online to see if I can find any contact details for the current owners of the Castle in Volterra*

*I pick up the phone to phone the local tourism company who advises me that the owners of the home don't speak to locals*

*they are very rarely seen exiting the grounds and the place is highly guarded - this of course spikes my interest even more*

*to impatient to wait and try to reach them, I decide to go there in person, perhaps I can draw someones attention and hopefully get in*

*arriving In Volterra, I get out of the Van, parking it at the bottom of the city before making my way up the flight of stairs*

*and through the winding cobble stoned paths - finally reaching the big gates to the castle* Now how do you get in.

*unable to gain entrance or even get anyone form within the big walls of the Castle - I consider an alternative route*

*finally nearly giving up on my attempts to reach anyone inside the Castle of Volterra, I decide to write a short letter*

*to impatient to wait and try to reach them, I decide to go there in person, perhaps I can draw someones attention and hopefully get in*

*hoping if I push it under the gates someone might see it and give it to the owner - my last and final attempt to reach anyone*