All 300 of the senators were in comfortable seats lined along theater-style stone steps along the two longer walls. In the middle was the speaker’s area, where one of the senators was posted. And on the far wall opposite the entryway was a small dais where the emperor normally sat. Only this time,
The senator was quickly met with loud boos and jeers from all the other senators, including the speaker. Although he tried his best to complete his argument, the rest simply shut him down through sheer volume. “You can’t ruin our roads!” “That’s the empire’s lifeblood, you oaf!” “Can you conceive
There was a chorus of cheers from the crowds outside the Curia Julia as Claire walked out of the building along with a handful of other senators. Their assembly had taken a brief pause, mostly to give everyone time to breathe and think and cool down after being given such a moral thrashing. While
“We would need to be extremely careful if we were to go down that road, and-” Before Claire could finish her sentence, someone within the crowd screamed angrily. “Harpies like you got no place in the senate!” they said. “And if you don’t shut your mouth, I’ll shut it for you!” The angry man pushe
“Get away from the senator!” one of them shouted. “Stop, stop!” Claire cried out. “I’m fine, and these are my friends… They defended me… So please, stand down. There’s no need for any more bloodshed, alright?” The two praetorians looked at each other tentatively, then back at Freya and Lucifer. T
Of the seven hills of the Roman capital, Mons Palatinus sat at the very center of it all. It wasn’t simply the oldest portion of the whole empire, but it was also its absolute center of power. There were a series of massive interconnected palaces that sat atop it, with the entire thing overlooking t
“As some of you might already know, the empire is going through some upheaval,” said the emperor. “The formation of the Tetrarchy may have solved many of our empire’s problems, but they have certainly created many others as a result. “Such as the elevation of one too many augustus by illegitimate c
Claire quickly nodded in acknowledgement. “We three are founding members, yes,” she replied. “Though I might be the most visible.” “Most excellent,” said the emperor. “It is through the efforts of the Society that the populace has grown more influential, especially within the city itself. The whim