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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... marry commoners , even freedwomen , but this did not improve things very much . Knights , if they married at all , married for rich dow- ries , not for children or for love , and a freedwoman was not much of a catch ; and besides ...
... marry commoners , even freedwomen , but this did not improve things very much . Knights , if they married at all , married for rich dow- ries , not for children or for love , and a freedwoman was not much of a catch ; and besides ...
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... married man , married in the strict form , and the child of a strict - form marriage too . As time went on suitable candidates for priesthood were increasingly difficult to find . Finally there were vacancies in the Colleges of Priests ...
... married man , married in the strict form , and the child of a strict - form marriage too . As time went on suitable candidates for priesthood were increasingly difficult to find . Finally there were vacancies in the Colleges of Priests ...
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... married a wealthy senator called Æmilius ( her first - cousin through a previous marriage of Scribonia's ) and had borne him a daughter called Æmilia . Julilla's marriage was unfortunate , for Livia grudged that any granddaugh- ter of ...
... married a wealthy senator called Æmilius ( her first - cousin through a previous marriage of Scribonia's ) and had borne him a daughter called Æmilia . Julilla's marriage was unfortunate , for Livia grudged that any granddaugh- ter of ...
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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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