I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born B.C. 10, Murdered and Deified A.D. 54Modern Library, 1937 - 427 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 emporer in 41 A.D. |
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... sword - fighters . They were not numerous , but Augustus thought that if there were any civil disturb- ances 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 disturb- ances 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 - fighters were very careful about hurting them- selves and each other and spent most of their energy on ... sword against spear , or sword against battle - axe , or spear against mace . The seventh combat was between a man armed ...
... sword - fighters were very careful about hurting them- selves and each other and spent most of their energy on ... sword against spear , or sword against battle - axe , or spear against mace . The seventh combat was between a man armed ...
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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 |
I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born B.C. 10 ... Robert Graves Vista de fragmentos - 1934 |
I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born B.C. 10 ... Robert Graves Vista de fragmentos - 1937 |
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