Mistress Of Rome, Book Three Of The Emperor's Obsession - Plot & Excerpts
Imperial Palace, City of Rome "Whereas other senators may have been millionaires, the Emperor was a billionaire." Ray Laurence "Roman Passions, A History of Pleasure in Imperial Rome" Myra sat and silently observed as the sculptor worked on the statue. He would look at Commodus, his eyes squinting as if mesmerized by the very presence of the emperor, and just when it seemed like the silence couldn't possibly drag on any longer, his arm would swing and deliver a practiced blow to the slab of stone causing a cloud of dust and flakes to chip away. Myra could see the chest and shoulders of the sculpture peek out from amidst the rough rock. It was as if he had always been there, ensconced within the marble, waiting for the sculptor to liberate him from the confines of the stone. It was beautiful. “I'm getting tired, Arianus," the emperor growled. "I'm not sure I will have the time or patience for you to finish the entire project. Not unless you speed things up. Or you'll just need to find a stand-in.
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