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In a Roman palace, Claudius kneels, comforted by two Praetorian guards, with a bloody boot on the marble floor. Illustration.

In a Roman palace, Claudius kneels, comforted by two Praetorian guards, with a bloody boot on the marble floor. Illustration.

AD 41. rome. the royal palace. claudius is so afraid to be murdered that he hides behind a massive purple curtain. the floor is made of marble. there are costly carpets on the floor. two officers of the pretorian guard put the curtain aside. claudius is so afraid he sinks down through his knees. the pretorians bow down and comfort him. they are not here to kill claudius but to make him emperor. place the curtain and the fainting claudius in the right part of the picture. the comforting. pretorians in the middle. in the left you'll see a misplaced long boot of former emperor caligula, smothered in blood. See more