海口

We have no especially sacred traditions; except for what someone somehow pieces together from old books. There are bookish dreams here, sir, there is a heart chafed by theories.

“Smite my womb!”

—   Agrippina (15?-59)

“Strike here!”

—   Agrippina (15?-59)

“Strike here, Anicetus, strike here, for this bore Nero.”

—   Agrippina (15?-59)

“Strike here, Anicetus, for it was here that Nero was born.”

—   Agrippina (15?-59)

“Strike here! This is the womb that gave birth to Nero.”

—   Agrippina (15?-59)

“Strike here where Nero’s head once rested!”

—   Agrippina (15?-59)

“Strike here! Strike the womb that conceived Nero.”

—   Agrippina (15?-59)

“Strike here, for this place gave birth to a monster.”

—   Agrippina (15?-59)

“Strike here, strike the womb which bore a monster!”

—   Agrippina (15?-59)

“Strike here, for this womb has given a monster birth.”

—   Agrippina (15?-59)