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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... sword - fighters . They were not numerous , but Augustus thought that if there were any civil disturbances they would be likely to play a dangerous part in them . For they were a desperate crew , some of them being men of rank who had ...
... sword - fighters . They were not numerous , but Augustus thought that if there were any civil disturbances they would be likely to play a dangerous part in them . For they were a desperate crew , some of them being men of rank who had ...
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... sword are marks of high rank . One of the combatants , a yellow- headed man over six feet tall , made short work of ... sword to sword , and make the lucky seventh for him . The first champion who sprang into the ring was a young staff ...
... sword are marks of high rank . One of the combatants , a yellow- headed man over six feet tall , made short work of ... sword to sword , and make the lucky seventh for him . The first champion who sprang into the ring was a young staff ...
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... sword - fighters at an average of two thousand gold pieces each . But I was luckier than a magistrate called Aponius who fell asleep during the auction . Caligula sold him sword - fighters whom nobody else seemed to fancy , raising the ...
... sword - fighters at an average of two thousand gold pieces each . But I was luckier than a magistrate called Aponius who fell asleep during the auction . Caligula sold him sword - fighters whom nobody else seemed to fancy , raising the ...
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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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