room in Ancient Rome, 200 feet long, 50 wide wit...

A room in Ancient Rome, 200 feet long, 50 wide with a mosaic floor and immense pillars of marble, and statues. The ceiling is painted in fresco, in patterns and colours like those on the mosaic floor. The cornices are silver, and decorated with letters formed by precious stones. In the middle is a fountain with streams of water, surrounded by golden aviaries containing birds of all kinds. Three large windows look out on the Adriatic, covered from the outside, with silk curtains of a delicate gre