An artist, or artists, of superb talent had spent hundreds of hours in creating the mosaic masterpiece. It was a stunning visual delight to gaze upon. A visual delight which bespoke of the wealth of the Sulla clan.
“Gaius brought in glaziers from Cappadocia to do this floor. It took them a year to complete it. I remember having to shoo little Gaius away and not bother the workers. He was only nine years old then and constantly bothered them as they worked.”
Her eyes watered when she mentioned her son as a boy. But she refused to cry. Smiling quickly, she stepped to one side, lifting her free hand to point the way to the general’s study.
“Shall we go in now? I am sure my husband is eager to speak to you.”
Gaius Cornelius Sulla stood in the middle of the large study, back turned toward t
