While Marcellus was in Gaul negotiating with the Suebi to obtain their allegiance. His Frumentarii were in the middle of a clandestine operation deep behind enemy lines. In the slavers market of Constantinople There was a particularly beautiful Numidian woman who was topless, with only a loincloth and a collar to call clothes.
A western Roman merchant from the diocese of Africae stood in front of her, and a group of other slaves as he boldly proclaimed the value of his latest goods to the wealthy patricians of the eastern Roman capital. Currently, the merchant was hawking his goods and attracting his customers with one particular target in sight.
