I, ClaudiusKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1989 M10 23 - 480 páginas Considered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonings of the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, and the Mad Caligula to become emperor in 41 A.D. A masterpiece. |
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... Augustus's guardianship . My uncle Tiberius , aged only nine , spoke the ora- tion at my grandfather's funeral . Augustus loved his sister Octavia dearly and had been much grieved on her account when , soon after her marriage , he ...
... Augustus's guardianship . My uncle Tiberius , aged only nine , spoke the ora- tion at my grandfather's funeral . Augustus loved his sister Octavia dearly and had been much grieved on her account when , soon after her marriage , he ...
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... Augustus , who was devoted to Marcellus , had adopted him as his son , giving him administrative duties greatly in advance of his years ; and had married him to Julia . The common opinion at Rome was that he intended to make Marcellus ...
... Augustus , who was devoted to Marcellus , had adopted him as his son , giving him administrative duties greatly in advance of his years ; and had married him to Julia . The common opinion at Rome was that he intended to make Marcellus ...
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... Augustus would follow the glorious example of the Dictator Sulla , who , when sole master of Rome after the first Civil Wars , all his enemies being either subjugated or pacified , had only paused until he had settled a few State ...
... Augustus would follow the glorious example of the Dictator Sulla , who , when sole master of Rome after the first Civil Wars , all his enemies being either subjugated or pacified , had only paused until he had settled a few State ...
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I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born B.C. 10 ... Robert Graves Vista de fragmentos - 1934 |
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