ROMA, ITALIA 15 DECEMBER 67 AD
Fists clenched in disgust, Sabinus watched as a procession of soldiers, jugglers, dancers, athletes, and w****s heralded Nero"s return to Rome. The streets were packed, and children gathered on rooftops and in windows to behold the great spectacle to come. The god was celebrating a Triumph.
It was the aspiration of every legionary to march in a Triumph, a great parade celebrating a military victory, bestowed by the Senate upon victorious generals hailed imperator by their legions on the field of battle.
But that proud tradition was now soiled. For, rather than claiming victory over some foreign foe, Nero Caesar was triumphing over Art. In place of honours won by them in battle, his soldiers now carried crowns, torques, medals, and flags all won by the Prin
