009 - Chapter IX

In a gripping confrontation, Dea Flavia, a daughter of the Cæsars, challenges the praefect Taurus Antinor over the fate of a young slave. With her piercing blue eyes, she questions the legality of a sale that she believes is still open to the highest bidder. Antinor, caught between the rigid laws of Rome and the compelling presence of the Augusta, finds himself retreating from arrogance to appeal to her sense of pity. As their exchange unfolds, the tension between duty and compassion becomes palpable, revealing the complexities of power, law, and humanity in ancient Rome.