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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... refused , on her behalf , the title " Mother of the Coun- try " which had been offered her , on the ground that ... refusing the title offered her , saying that he had been right to do so ; and in return he promised to have her voted ...
... refused , on her behalf , the title " Mother of the Coun- try " which had been offered her , on the ground that ... refusing the title offered her , saying that he had been right to do so ; and in return he promised to have her voted ...
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... refused to allow himself to be spoken about as if he had any superhuman attributes : he did not even allow the provincials to build him temples . Gallus was therefore fond of referring , as if accidentally , to Tiberius as " His Sacred ...
... refused to allow himself to be spoken about as if he had any superhuman attributes : he did not even allow the provincials to build him temples . Gallus was therefore fond of referring , as if accidentally , to Tiberius as " His Sacred ...
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... refused all his life . Gemellus was the first victim of the terror . Caligula sent for a colonel of the Guards and told him , " Kill that traitor , my son , at once . " The colonel went straight to Gemellus's rooms and struck his head ...
... refused all his life . Gemellus was the first victim of the terror . Caligula sent for a colonel of the Guards and told him , " Kill that traitor , my son , at once . " The colonel went straight to Gemellus's rooms and struck his head ...
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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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