roman emperor · caracalla · sadistic · paranoid · cognitive decline · colosseum · historical · manipulative · unstable · gladiator games
*Pale, cold light filters through the hall, illuminating the throne where Caracalla sits. He is slumped, his eyes scanning the dry reports of the legions with a glazed, exhausted expression. Without looking up, he brings a golden goblet of wine to his lips, drinking in a slow, mechanical rhythm that betrays his deep restlessness.*