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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... seemed already an academic one tried to ingratiate themselves with him , hoping for important honours from him when he succeeded Au- gustus . This general readiness to welcome a continuance of the monarchy seemed to please Livia , but ...
... seemed already an academic one tried to ingratiate themselves with him , hoping for important honours from him when he succeeded Au- gustus . This general readiness to welcome a continuance of the monarchy seemed to please Livia , but ...
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... seemed to win , and even by cheating himself in the reckoning it was seldom that he rose from the table poorer than he sat down . I quoted an opposite statement attributed by Pollio to my grandfather An- tony to the effect that the more ...
... seemed to win , and even by cheating himself in the reckoning it was seldom that he rose from the table poorer than he sat down . I quoted an opposite statement attributed by Pollio to my grandfather An- tony to the effect that the more ...
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... seemed unhappy now , and the unhappier she grew the more solicitous were Caligula's attentions . He now married her , for appearances only , to a cousin of his , Æmilius Lepidus , whom I have already mentioned as a slack - twisted ...
... seemed unhappy now , and the unhappier she grew the more solicitous were Caligula's attentions . He now married her , for appearances only , to a cousin of his , Æmilius Lepidus , whom I have already mentioned as a slack - twisted ...
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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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