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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Robert Graves. 1 [ A.D. 41 ] I , Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus This - that- and - the - other ... Claudius the Idiot " , or " That Claudius " , or " Claudius the Stammerer " , or " Clau - Clau- Claudius " or at best as " Poor Uncle ...
Robert Graves. 1 [ A.D. 41 ] I , Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus This - that- and - the - other ... Claudius the Idiot " , or " That Claudius " , or " Claudius the Stammerer " , or " Clau - Clau- Claudius " or at best as " Poor Uncle ...
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... Uncle Tiberius (the legal head) and Augustus himself—to whose powerful protection my father had committed us ... Claudius the Proud who put all Rome in a tumult by trying to enslave and seduce a free-born girl called Virginia, and ...
... Uncle Tiberius (the legal head) and Augustus himself—to whose powerful protection my father had committed us ... Claudius the Proud who put all Rome in a tumult by trying to enslave and seduce a free-born girl called Virginia, and ...
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... uncle Tiberius , then only two years old . He took no more part in the Civil Wars , contenting himself with his duties as a pontiff . My grandmother Livia was one of the worst of the Claudians . She may well have been a re - incarnation ...
... uncle Tiberius , then only two years old . He took no more part in the Civil Wars , contenting himself with his duties as a pontiff . My grandmother Livia was one of the worst of the Claudians . She may well have been a re - incarnation ...
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Robert Graves. [ 33 B.C. ] As soon as my father was weaned Augustus sent him back to my grandfather's house , where he was brought up with my uncle Tiberius , the elder by four years . My grandfather , as soon as the children reached the ...
Robert Graves. [ 33 B.C. ] As soon as my father was weaned Augustus sent him back to my grandfather's house , where he was brought up with my uncle Tiberius , the elder by four years . My grandfather , as soon as the children reached the ...
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... uncle Tiberius, with my father in support. She would arrange for them to be adopted as Augustus's heirs. Marcellus's death left Julia free for Tiberius to marry, and all would have gone well with Livia's plans had there not been a ...
... uncle Tiberius, with my father in support. She would arrange for them to be adopted as Augustus's heirs. Marcellus's death left Julia free for Tiberius to marry, and all would have gone well with Livia's plans had there not been a ...
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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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