Claudius the God

And His Wife Messalina

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On sale Oct 23, 1989 | 544 Pages | 9780679725732

Claudius the God is the second part of Graves' two-part account of the life of Tiberius Claudius, "the cripple, the stammerer, the fool of the family" who became Emperor of Rome in spite of himself in 41 A.D. Graves evokes the vitality, splendor, and decadence of Imperial Rome at the beginning of its decline. It is a superb recreation of a colorful moment in history, as well as a compelling and ironic account of human nature.
Robert Graves (1895-1985) was a poet, novelist, translator, and author of more than 120 books of history, mythology, and fiction, including the historical novel I, Claudius and the mythological study The White Goddess. Born in England, he made his home in Majorca after 1929. He was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford in 1961 and made an Honorary Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, in 1971. Good-bye to All That is his only autobiography. View titles by Robert Graves

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Claudius the God is the second part of Graves' two-part account of the life of Tiberius Claudius, "the cripple, the stammerer, the fool of the family" who became Emperor of Rome in spite of himself in 41 A.D. Graves evokes the vitality, splendor, and decadence of Imperial Rome at the beginning of its decline. It is a superb recreation of a colorful moment in history, as well as a compelling and ironic account of human nature.

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Robert Graves (1895-1985) was a poet, novelist, translator, and author of more than 120 books of history, mythology, and fiction, including the historical novel I, Claudius and the mythological study The White Goddess. Born in England, he made his home in Majorca after 1929. He was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford in 1961 and made an Honorary Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, in 1971. Good-bye to All That is his only autobiography. View titles by Robert Graves

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