I, ClaudiusRosetta Books, 2014 M03 6 - 472 páginas “One of the really remarkable books of our day”—the story of the Roman emperor on which the award-winning BBC TV series was based (The New York Times). Once a rather bookish young man with a limp and a stammer, a man who spent most of his time trying to stay away from the danger and risk of the line of ascension, Claudius seemed an unlikely candidate for emperor. Yet, on the death of Caligula, Claudius finds himself next in line for the throne, and must stay alive as well as keep control. Drawing on the histories of Plutarch, Suetonius, and Tacitus, noted historian and classicist Robert Graves tells the story of the much-maligned Emperor Claudius with both skill and compassion. Weaving important themes throughout about the nature of freedom and safety possible in a monarchy, Graves’s Claudius is both more effective and more tragic than history typically remembers him. A bestselling novel and one of Graves’ most successful, I, Claudius has been adapted to television, film, theatre, and audio. “[A] legendary tale of Claudius . . . [A] gem of modern literature.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) |
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... Cato , I must make it clear that he was neither Marcus Porcius Cato , the Censor , instigator of the Third Panic war ; nor his son of the same name , the well- known jurist ; nor his grandson , the Consul of the same name , nor his ...
... Cato , I must make it clear that he was neither Marcus Porcius Cato , the Censor , instigator of the Third Panic war ; nor his son of the same name , the well- known jurist ; nor his grandson , the Consul of the same name , nor his ...
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... Cato who was, in his own estimation at least, a living embodiment of that ancient Roman virtue which his ancestors had one after the other shown. He was always boasting of his ancestors, as stupid people do who are aware that they have ...
... Cato who was, in his own estimation at least, a living embodiment of that ancient Roman virtue which his ancestors had one after the other shown. He was always boasting of his ancestors, as stupid people do who are aware that they have ...
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... Cato overbore the proud, certainly, but less with actual warfare than with clever management of inter-tribal jealousies in Spain: he even employed assassins to remove redoubtable enemies. As for sparing the conquered, he put multitudes ...
... Cato overbore the proud, certainly, but less with actual warfare than with clever management of inter-tribal jealousies in Spain: he even employed assassins to remove redoubtable enemies. As for sparing the conquered, he put multitudes ...
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... other damage. But I was on the subject of Cato the Censor. His manual of husbandry and household economy was made my spelling book and every time I stumbled over a word I used to get two blows; one on my left ear for stupidity, and one on.
... other damage. But I was on the subject of Cato the Censor. His manual of husbandry and household economy was made my spelling book and every time I stumbled over a word I used to get two blows; one on my left ear for stupidity, and one on.
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... Cato. I remember a passage in the book which summed up the mean-souled fellow very well: “A master of a household ... Cato's slaves were always falling sick, with the hope of being sold to a more humane master, and I also think it likely ...
... Cato. I remember a passage in the book which summed up the mean-souled fellow very well: “A master of a household ... Cato's slaves were always falling sick, with the hope of being sold to a more humane master, and I also think it likely ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born B.C. 10 ... Robert Graves Vista de fragmentos - 1934 |
I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Emperor of the ... Robert Graves Vista de fragmentos - 1934 |
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