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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... forced to swear alliance with Rome . About twenty ship - loads returned from as far away as Britain , which had been paying a nominal tribute since its conquest seventy years before by Julius Cæsar , sent back by the petty kings of Kent ...
... forced to swear alliance with Rome . About twenty ship - loads returned from as far away as Britain , which had been paying a nominal tribute since its conquest seventy years before by Julius Cæsar , sent back by the petty kings of Kent ...
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... forced to save her young daughter from Tiberius's lust by consenting to prostitute herself to him , which was shameful enough ; but then the Old He - Goat had taken advantage of her complaisance by forcing her to such abominable acts of ...
... forced to save her young daughter from Tiberius's lust by consenting to prostitute herself to him , which was shameful enough ; but then the Old He - Goat had taken advantage of her complaisance by forcing her to such abominable acts of ...
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... forced Silius to kill himself because he was my friend . And Calpurnius because he was my friend . And now my dear Pulchra is doomed too , though her only crime is her foolish fondness for me . People are beginning to avoid me , saying ...
... forced Silius to kill himself because he was my friend . And Calpurnius because he was my friend . And now my dear Pulchra is doomed too , though her only crime is her foolish fondness for me . People are beginning to avoid me , saying ...
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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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