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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... sharply criticized Augustus's two unworthy Imperial successors, I refrained for decency's sake. It would have been unjust to exculpate Livia, and Augustus himself in so far as he deferred to that remarkable and—let me say at once—
... sharply criticized Augustus's two unworthy Imperial successors, I refrained for decency's sake. It would have been unjust to exculpate Livia, and Augustus himself in so far as he deferred to that remarkable and—let me say at once—
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... Augustus's private historical library came into my possession some time after his death. It was called “Sibylline Curiosities: being such prophecies found incorporated in the original canon as have been rejected as spurious by the ...
... Augustus's private historical library came into my possession some time after his death. It was called “Sibylline Curiosities: being such prophecies found incorporated in the original canon as have been rejected as spurious by the ...
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... Augustus's particular instance . When she had made sure of Augustus she urged him to put away Scribonia - a woman older than himself , whom he had married for political reasons - telling him that she had knowledge of Scribonia's ...
... Augustus's particular instance . When she had made sure of Augustus she urged him to put away Scribonia - a woman older than himself , whom he had married for political reasons - telling him that she had knowledge of Scribonia's ...
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... Augustus's sister Octavia, Mark Antony's wife—these were my two other grandparents—because of a Greek epigram to the ... Augustus's marriage with Livia, the answer is that my grandfather and Augustus were both pontiffs, and that the High ...
... Augustus's sister Octavia, Mark Antony's wife—these were my two other grandparents—because of a Greek epigram to the ... Augustus's marriage with Livia, the answer is that my grandfather and Augustus were both pontiffs, and that the High ...
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... Augustus and Livia had been among the guests . In his will the boys were left to Augustus's guardianship . My uncle Tiberius , aged only nine , spoke the oration at my grandfather's funeral . [ 31 B.C. ] Augustus loved his sister ...
... Augustus and Livia had been among the guests . In his will the boys were left to Augustus's guardianship . My uncle Tiberius , aged only nine , spoke the oration at my grandfather's funeral . [ 31 B.C. ] Augustus loved his sister ...
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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