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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... Nerva , Tiberius seems to have chosen for their totally opposite characters . Nerva never made an enemy and never lost a friend . His one fault , if you may call it so , was that he kept silent in the presence of evil when speech would ...
... Nerva , Tiberius seems to have chosen for their totally opposite characters . Nerva never made an enemy and never lost a friend . His one fault , if you may call it so , was that he kept silent in the presence of evil when speech would ...
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... Nerva's advice . He still used occasionally to consult Nerva who , living at Capri , where he was kept carefully away from the scene of Ti- berius's debauches and allowed little news from Rome , was per- haps the only man in the world ...
... Nerva's advice . He still used occasionally to consult Nerva who , living at Capri , where he was kept carefully away from the scene of Ti- berius's debauches and allowed little news from Rome , was per- haps the only man in the world ...
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... Nerva asked Tiberius's par- don , explaining that he was not feeling hungry and wanted no food . Nerva had been in perfect health and spirits all this time and apparently quite contented with his sheltered life at Capri . Tiberius ...
... Nerva asked Tiberius's par- don , explaining that he was not feeling hungry and wanted no food . Nerva had been in perfect health and spirits all this time and apparently quite contented with his sheltered life at Capri . Tiberius ...
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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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