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John William Godward warning : this section features nudity,  - do not view if you may be offended to view images full size open in a new tab © Copyright Vittorio Carvelli 2016 'aurea puer ad mare'                                                                                                    The Cumaean Sibyl POST MUNERA The day after the Munera, a furious Gracchus had Terentius in his study, 'tearing a strip' off the unfortunate freedman for allowing Atticus to get away with swapping over the swords, which had resulted in the killing of young Ferox. Ferox Ferox's Ashes Gracchus had tried to arrange for Ferox to win the fight, as he was a good lad, tall and well muscled, who had responded well to his training. Now all that was left of Ferox was a pile of ashes, sealed in a grey marble funeral urn - the boy's corpse had been cremated the previous night. But, there was little to be done. Gracchus had his plans for taking his revenge on Atticus, but to begin wi

© Copyright Vittorio Carvelli 2016 warning : this section features nudity, and violent and sexually explicit text and images - do not view if you may be offended    to view images full size open in a new tab © Copyright Vittorio Carvelli 2016 Augustus will “again set up the Golden Age amid the fields where Saturn once reigned, and shall spread his empire to a land that lies beyond the stars, and beyond the paths of the year the sun and the  glittering stars .." Virgil - (The Aeneid) Panting and sweating, the slave-boy gymnasts lined up in front of the far end of the hall, where Gracchus sat, surrounded by his two guards, his slave-boy attendants and Markos. The young, nude gymnasts bowed, - received a desultory wave from Gracchus, and some polite applause from the guests. Gracchus then turned to Markos. "Come !", he said, "I need to stretch my legs." Markos put down the ornate, gilded wine jug, and followed his master. As Gracchus rose from his seat, the other