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Sauce through her early life, the story would depict Cornelia in her familial and social environment—living in Rome, engaging in education, etiquette, music, and social rituals like hosting banquets. Her early chapters portray a carefree life with hints of foreshadowing family crises.
Crucial plot points include the family's financial ruin after Titus' estate is seized, possibly linked to a legal dispute involving the Claudian family, historically a powerful Roman dynasty. The family's decline is dramatized through events such as Titus being summoned before a magistrate to settle debts or losing their estate entirely, setting her on a path to navigate a treacherous social landscape.