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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... wives to bedi- zen themselves with jewels . " For a woman to overdress , " he said , " is unseemly . It is the ... wife about this . " There was a delighted cry from the culprits . " Oh , Augustus , " they said , “ do tell us in ...
... wives to bedi- zen themselves with jewels . " For a woman to overdress , " he said , " is unseemly . It is the ... wife about this . " There was a delighted cry from the culprits . " Oh , Augustus , " they said , “ do tell us in ...
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... wife in daylight in his daughter's presence ! When challenged by a friend of the expelled man , another senator , as to the justice of his decision and asked whether he himself and his wife never embraced except during the marital act ...
... wife in daylight in his daughter's presence ! When challenged by a friend of the expelled man , another senator , as to the justice of his decision and asked whether he himself and his wife never embraced except during the marital act ...
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... wife , in your confidence and honesty , answer ! " Cato in- toned in his raucous voice . The man felt a little foolish , because after joking about Cato's wife's affection for Cato , he had found that his own wife had so far lost her ...
... wife , in your confidence and honesty , answer ! " Cato in- toned in his raucous voice . The man felt a little foolish , because after joking about Cato's wife's affection for Cato , he had found that his own wife had so far lost her ...
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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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