Preface
In 65 AD, Emperor Nero, finished building his Domus Aurea (Golden Palace). It was opulent beyond anything known at the time. There he hosted sex parties filled with wine and debauchery. Unfortunately he committed suicide not long after it was finished. This led to a fairly tumultuous period of civil war where four different emperors ascended to the throne in the course of one year with Vespasian finally able to bring stability for the next 14. Towards the end of his reign Italy was hit with a major disaster around the Bay of Naples when Mt Vesuvius erupted, devastating the area.
In matters of sexuality Roman attitudes differ a little from today. They weren't the sex crazed degenerates some make them out to be. They adhered to a sense of decency and morality. There were those who found a modest, moral lifestyle to be the epitome of Roman virtues while others wanted to explore their sexuality in different more obscene ways. Prostitution was open and available but these women were often denigrated. The Romans did not attempt to legislate morality like our modern Christian and Muslim societies have done. There were homosexuals, crossdressers, bi-sexual and the like, they weren't illegal but neither were they encouraged.
For aristocrats (patricians, politicians and wealthy merchants) marriage was more of a political or financial contract between two families. The woman's role was to bare legitimate heirs to family and run the household. For men it was to participate in public life. Affairs were common, almost expected, and had little effect on the marriage itself.
Sexual symbology was used as a means to promote strength, fertility and good. They treated this symbology different than open nudity. It was perfectly acceptable to carve a penis above you door but whipping your dick out in public was frowned on, though not illegal.
Slavery in the Roman world was integral to their society. The big difference between Roman slavery and American slavery was race. Romans had slaves from all regions of their world, primarily Greek were American slavery tied it primarily to race. Roman slavery was accepted as a way of life to everyone and it was practiced in all regions of the world at that time. Even your high minded philosophers and humanists viewed slavery as an acceptable practice though one should treat their slaves humanly.
It is in background our story takes place.
Chapter 1
Lucius Aurelius Petroniun Lupinius sat at his desk, euphoric with relief. He was barely listening to his client drone on about how he needed a little more time to pay his debt back. Lucius had been playing dangerous game, lining his purse with the gold of Emperor Nero. The weeks and months after a fire had destroyed half the city, Lucius had been a key coordinator in the building the Emperor's Domus Aurea. Every payment that went out to the workers, artisans and material suppliers had been skimmed by Lucius. He dropped the coins through a crack in the floor of his office which secreted a chest he had embedded in the floor. If the Emperor found out, the least he could expect was a merciful execution or an order to commit suicide. At worst... crucifixion, as a common thief. Every payment to the workers for the Domus Aurea had come through his hands allowing him to amass a fortune in gold and silver.
Once the project was complete the Quaestor assigned to the finances for the project had come asking questions about missing payments and over spending. He had been sick with anxiety, trying to come up with plausible explanations. A plan was formulated to forge some documents and plant evidence on other contractors in order to allay suspicion. Fortunately he had not needed to enact those plans. He had received word that morning that the Quaestor had been implicated in a plot to assassinate the Emperor and had been executed with the plot leader Gaius Piso and nineteen other conspirators. He was in the clear. Any replacement treasurer coming into the post would start with a clean sheet of expenses. Now he could focus on making his brothels more profitable.
Lucius had been an Aedile during the beginning of Nero's reign and had done a good job. Granted it wasn't the most glamorous post, over-seeing the baths and brothels, but he was well suited for it. He had unlimited access to the slaves in the brothels and he loved it. He got first round on all new prostitutes and free access to the Emperor's garden at the new Domus Aurea. Just thinking of the gardens made his cock twitch. They were filled with pleasures which touched every sense. Scores of sex slaves wandered the gardens. Like the Emperor, Lucius loved the human form. The curves of women and their soft folds, the strength of men and the hardness of their power, the undulation of bodies copulating on the floor like waves rolling on the sea. This could all be found in the gardens.
His attention snapped back to the present as he realized his client was kneeling before his desk pleading for mercy. Lucius smiled at the pathetic man. He was a little fish, there was no point or benefit from throwing him to wolves, yet.
"Very well." Lucius snapped, "I shall postpone payment for two months, but at twice the interest."
The man readily agreed and thanked Lucius for this greatness and understanding before departing.
He had one more client to see this morning, but he was so relieved at the news of the treasurer's execution that he was having difficulty focusing. He'd been under so much stress he could barely get his cock hard. Now with that burden lifted his cock had been rock hard and waiting for relief all morning. He called for one of his favorite slaves, an Egyptian girl named Atet. He had been able to transfer ownership from the Emperor's palace to himself with a bit of asset maneuvering. He knew the Emperor wouldn't even miss her. She was lost in the sea of slaves at the palace, merely a prop in the sensual backdrop of naked girls that adorned the gardens and other areas of the palace. But, she had a magic tongue that could keep a cock hard, driving men crazy with frustration and pleasure, until she decided to let them cum. There were others at the palace to take her place and Lucius had developed a bit of possessiveness towards her. Every time he visited the palace he sought her out and made sure he got at least one blowjob from her before he left.
He kept her dressed in an Egyptian style gold necklace and nothing else. He loved watching her lithe naked body sway as she walked. Her perfect formed ass was always a pleasure to behold. As she entered, her freshly oiled olive brown skin shone from the morning light coming in through the door from the atrium. She knew exactly what her master expected of her. Lucius' desk was large, made with cedar imported from Lebanon and topped with a marble slab. Heavy red fabric hung on the sides and front hiding from view anything that was happening underneath. Atet climbed down under her master's desk and lifted his tunic, exposing his raging hard-on. She took his throbbing cock into her hands and tenderly caressed him, causing the veins on his shaft stand out even more.
He leaned back in his chair savoring the exquisite sensations of her soft hands stroking his aching cock. She brought her head forward, placing her lips against the head, her breath hot on his skin, as she kissed his hardness, nuzzling her face against him. His cock felt even harder and begged for relief. In a fluid motion she parted her lips, taking the bulbous tip into her warm mouth, and sucked on it like babe at a mother's tit. Slowly she descended down his shaft until his cock tickled the back of her throat. A moan escaped his lips as her mouth slid up and down his cock.
