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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... thing of little worth. And when her child, my father, was born three months later she was deeply vexed with Augustus's sister Octavia, Mark Antony's wife—these were my two other grandparents—because of a Greek epigram to the effect that ...
... thing of little worth. And when her child, my father, was born three months later she was deeply vexed with Augustus's sister Octavia, Mark Antony's wife—these were my two other grandparents—because of a Greek epigram to the effect that ...
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... things with his feet? Had not Augustus put an end to that line of kings in Egypt that went back at least five thousand years before the foundation of Rome? And at that fateful interruption of history what monstrous portents had not been ...
... things with his feet? Had not Augustus put an end to that line of kings in Egypt that went back at least five thousand years before the foundation of Rome? And at that fateful interruption of history what monstrous portents had not been ...
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... thing that he would not permit, as a patriotic citizen, and that was that the monarchy should become hereditary. But Marcellus was now almost as popular as Agrippa, and many young men of rank and family to whom the question “Monarchy or ...
... thing that he would not permit, as a patriotic citizen, and that was that the monarchy should become hereditary. But Marcellus was now almost as popular as Agrippa, and many young men of rank and family to whom the question “Monarchy or ...
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... thing that would really satisfy him would be for you to let him marry Julia . " Augustus had to think quickly . He remembered that Agrippa and his wife , who was Marcellus's sister , had been on bad terms ever since the quarrel with ...
... thing that would really satisfy him would be for you to let him marry Julia . " Augustus had to think quickly . He remembered that Agrippa and his wife , who was Marcellus's sister , had been on bad terms ever since the quarrel with ...
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... thing . He never tried again . He hated dwarfs and cripples and deformities , saying that they brought bad luck and should be kept out of sight . Yet I could never find it in my heart to hate Augustus as I came to hate my grandmother ...
... thing . He never tried again . He hated dwarfs and cripples and deformities , saying that they brought bad luck and should be kept out of sight . Yet I could never find it in my heart to hate Augustus as I came to hate my grandmother ...
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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