






"The Emperor Was descended from a long line of "as's"
taking on the surname "croftus" at the beginning of his first reign
to distinguish himself from his fallen formers and bring him closer
to the commons by association with the small but powerful remaining landowners.
The decree to dismantle the statuary at the end of his first reign
was decidedly not about personal disdain for the art but bowing
to political and religious pressure from the splinter religious factions
that had grown in considerable number and influence.
For it was well known in the underworld of the "sames"
that the Emperor actually had a private penchant for the subjects of the statuary
and frequented the urinals and baths, known congregating places of the "sames"
following the closure of all sanctioned meeting places.
Fearing revolt and loss of power it was imperative to show additional token forms
of action and so he sent out the decree banning the morally offensive sculpture.




Another recent discovery at this very site has revealed a rich visual
documentation of these workers actually dismantling the sculptures.
These dramatic images will be presented in a forthcoming exhibit.