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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... there any Greek love - poetry that isn't artifi- cial ? " " There's Theocritus . I like him very much . Get your aunt to bring you here to - morrow at the same time and I'll bring Theo- critus and we'll begin at once . " " You promise ...
... there any Greek love - poetry that isn't artifi- cial ? " " There's Theocritus . I like him very much . Get your aunt to bring you here to - morrow at the same time and I'll bring Theo- critus and we'll begin at once . " " You promise ...
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... there is a frieze on it of Romans emerging from the City gate and being led under a yoke . There's an Etruscan priest with a pair of shears cutting off the beards of the Fathers . And even Dionysius of Halicarnassus , who was very ...
... there is a frieze on it of Romans emerging from the City gate and being led under a yoke . There's an Etruscan priest with a pair of shears cutting off the beards of the Fathers . And even Dionysius of Halicarnassus , who was very ...
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... There's a famous hot- spring there , of extraordinary properties . You can always tell a Paduan . By bathing in the water of the spring or drinking it— and I'm told that they do both things simultaneously - Paduans are able to believe ...
... There's a famous hot- spring there , of extraordinary properties . You can always tell a Paduan . By bathing in the water of the spring or drinking it— and I'm told that they do both things simultaneously - Paduans are able to believe ...
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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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