Questura di Roma
Subject: Magnus Anatis, retired Senator, aged approximately sixty‑five years at time of first report
Summary of Incident
At approximately the seventh hour after midday, witnesses observed Senator Magnus Anatis departing the residence of his associate Pisanus Fraxi following an evening meal. Conditions were clear; adequate daylight remained, and the subject was capable of walking unaided along the road leading to his villa. The Senator exchanged farewells and proceeded on foot in apparent good health.
Subsequent Sightings
* Four years later (38 BC): Witnesses, including household attendants of the late Fraxi, reported the figure of Magnus Anatis standing one pace beyond the doorway, identical in dress and appearance to that of four years prior.
* Forty years later (2 AD): Fraxi’s grandson, Lucius Fraxi, reported seeing the same figure positioned two paces beyond the threshold. No signs of decay or ageing were noted.
* One hundred years later (58 AD): Anatis’s figure had reached the outer gate of the property, posture unchanged, expression neutral. Several citizens corroborated the observation.
* Further centuries: Multiple confirmative reports placed the subject progressively nearer the street, advancing by minute increments over long intervals of time. Measurements indicate a consistent rate of approximately one pace per generation.
Physical Description
Subject remains clothed in an early Republican toga of senatorial rank, fabric intact beyond natural conservation expectancy. No odour, sound, or rhythmic motion consistent with respiration has been recorded. Attempts at contact have returned negative results; neither voice nor resistance is perceived upon approach. Solidity fluctuates between tactile resistance and complete transparency.
Investigative Notes
* No burial or evidence of mortal remains corresponding to Magnus Anatis has been recovered within Roman jurisdiction.
* The Senate archives record no official death notice.
* Priests of both augural and foreign cults have expressed differing opinions ranging from divine punishment to temporal displacement.
* Theories of suspended animation, mineralization of tissue, or divine enchantment are unsubstantiated.
Conclusion
The case of Magnus Anatis remains open. Phenomenon classified under “Unexplained Temporal Manifestations”. Recommended response is observational only. Per the Prefect’s directive: “Do nothing, disturb nothing, record each appearance and await change”.
Filed and sealed at the Questura di Roma, 17 March, in the 42nd year before the common reckoning.
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