Carceri D'Invenzione (XVIB)

Monumental Inscriptions Beyond a Confusion of Broken Beams

Broken wooden beams bearing iron spikes are piled in confusion, the wreckage of a long disused machine. A tall tombstone bears the carved heads of two ancient emperors, and the inscription "IMPIETATI ET MALIS ARTIBVS". On a nearby pillar is carved: "AD TERROREM INCRESCEN AVDACIAE". On another: "INFAMI SCEI VSVRI INFELICI SYSPE". Below that inscription is a relief carving of a procession of prisoners led in chains. The pillar is circular, the procession endless.

Turning, you see a large stone cistern. It is empty. In a corner of the cistern lies a discarded black rubber ball.

Exits: down, north-west, north, east