Death of Emperor Domitian
Conspirators, including palace officials and Praetorian Guards, ambush Emperor Domitian in his private quarters, leading to his violent assassination.
Setting
Domitian's private quarters within the imperial palace on Palatine Hill. The room is lavishly decorated with marble floors and walls adorned with intricate frescoes depicting military victories. A large, ornate bed dominates the space, surrounded by heavy drapes.
Characters
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Emperor Domitian
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A middle-aged man of average height with a slightly stocky build, his face marked by the beginnings of jowls and deep-set, piercing eyes that betray both intelligence and suspicion. His hair is thinning, with a receding hairline common among the Flavian line, and he wears a short, well-groomed beard that was fashionable among Roman nobility of the time.
Stephanus
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A middle-aged man of lean build with sharp, angular features. His dark hair is cropped short in the Roman style, streaked with gray. His hands are calloused from years of administrative work, yet there's a deceptive strength in his wiry frame. A thin scar runs along his left cheekbone, a remnant of past service.
Praetorian Guard
secondary
A tall, broad-shouldered man with a hardened face, bearing the scars of past battles. His piercing gaze betrays a mix of loyalty and simmering resentment. His muscular frame is clad in the distinctive armor of the Praetorian Guard.
Slave Boy
background
A young slave boy, no more than 10 years old, with a thin frame and short, unkempt dark hair. His large, dark eyes are wide with terror, and his olive skin is pale with fear. He is small and fragile, dressed in a simple tunic that hangs loosely on his frame.
Dialog
Stephanus
Domine, the accounts require your immediate attention... a final reckoning, as it were.
Emperor Domitian
Vos... vos me occidere vultis? TU hoc audes, Stephanus?
Stephanus
The Senate has balanced the books at last, Dominus. A long-overdue payment.
Emperor Domitian
Then let them look their emperor in the eye as they pay their debt in full!
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