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Name: I, Claudius
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Robert Graves

In this second volume of Robert Graves’s fictional biography, Claudius offers a candid memoir of his reign as Roman Emperor. He describes how he steadied the empire after Caligula’s excesses, secured loyalty within the army and among the populace, forged a relationship with the Jewish ruler Herod Agrippa, and led the Roman invasion of Britain. The narrative also captures his growing paranoia over absolute power and the complications of his marriage to the young, promiscuous Messalina, all presented through Claudius’s wry, introspective voice.

First publish date: 1934

Genre: Historical Fiction/Ancient Historical Fiction

Authors: Robert Graves

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