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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... Julia was expected to set an example of industry . She led a very weary life . She had a regular daily task of wool to card and spin , and cloth to weave , and needlework to do , and was made to rise from her hard bed at dawn , and even ...
... Julia was expected to set an example of industry . She led a very weary life . She had a regular daily task of wool to card and spin , and cloth to weave , and needlework to do , and was made to rise from her hard bed at dawn , and even ...
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... Julia had not done the one honourable thing left to her to do , namely to take her own life . Livia mentioned that Phoebe , who was Julia's lady - inwaiting and chief confidant , had hanged herself as soon as the decree of banishment ...
... Julia had not done the one honourable thing left to her to do , namely to take her own life . Livia mentioned that Phoebe , who was Julia's lady - inwaiting and chief confidant , had hanged herself as soon as the decree of banishment ...
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... Julia's daughter Agrippina asked permission to go , but Livia refused out of con- sideration , she said , for Agrippina's morals . Julia was still kept under severe discipline and had no friend living with her , her mother having died ...
... Julia's daughter Agrippina asked permission to go , but Livia refused out of con- sideration , she said , for Agrippina's morals . Julia was still kept under severe discipline and had no friend living with her , her mother having died ...
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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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