I, ClaudiusRosetta Books, 2014 M03 6 - 472 páginas “One of the really remarkable books of our day”—the story of the Roman emperor on which the award-winning BBC TV series was based (The New York Times). Once a rather bookish young man with a limp and a stammer, a man who spent most of his time trying to stay away from the danger and risk of the line of ascension, Claudius seemed an unlikely candidate for emperor. Yet, on the death of Caligula, Claudius finds himself next in line for the throne, and must stay alive as well as keep control. Drawing on the histories of Plutarch, Suetonius, and Tacitus, noted historian and classicist Robert Graves tells the story of the much-maligned Emperor Claudius with both skill and compassion. Weaving important themes throughout about the nature of freedom and safety possible in a monarchy, Graves’s Claudius is both more effective and more tragic than history typically remembers him. A bestselling novel and one of Graves’ most successful, I, Claudius has been adapted to television, film, theatre, and audio. “[A] legendary tale of Claudius . . . [A] gem of modern literature.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) |
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... Tiberius and persuaded Augustus to let her marry him . Tiberius , enraged at having had to divorce his own wife for her sake , treated her very coldly . She was then imprudent enough to approach Livia , whom she feared but trusted , and ...
... Tiberius and persuaded Augustus to let her marry him . Tiberius , enraged at having had to divorce his own wife for her sake , treated her very coldly . She was then imprudent enough to approach Livia , whom she feared but trusted , and ...
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... Tiberius the expected visit. Tiberius heard from a friend that Gaius believed the false reports circulating at Rome that he and Livia were plotting a military rebellion and that a member of Gaius's suite had even offered, at a public ...
... Tiberius the expected visit. Tiberius heard from a friend that Gaius believed the false reports circulating at Rome that he and Livia were plotting a military rebellion and that a member of Gaius's suite had even offered, at a public ...
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... Tiberius begged him to have no fears, for the rumours that had reached him were as groundless as they were malicious ... Tiberius to return there, and to endorse it with his own personal recommendation. In this letter Tiberius said that ...
... Tiberius begged him to have no fears, for the rumours that had reached him were as groundless as they were malicious ... Tiberius to return there, and to endorse it with his own personal recommendation. In this letter Tiberius said that ...
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... Tiberius at his house on the promontory . He had been two or three times before and had made a number of very encouraging predictions , but none of these had yet been fulfilled . Tiberius , growing sceptical , told his freedman that if ...
... Tiberius at his house on the promontory . He had been two or three times before and had made a number of very encouraging predictions , but none of these had yet been fulfilled . Tiberius , growing sceptical , told his freedman that if ...
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... Tiberius, my humble fate is curiously bound up with your illustrious one. If good news comes to you before dawn ... Tiberius: “Heaven be praised! That ship has good news for you, the bird says, and I am saved. The danger is averted ...
... Tiberius, my humble fate is curiously bound up with your illustrious one. If good news comes to you before dawn ... Tiberius: “Heaven be praised! That ship has good news for you, the bird says, and I am saved. The danger is averted ...
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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, Emperor of the ... Robert Graves Vista de fragmentos - 1934 |
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