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Claudius, the stammerer, was known as a buffoon and a pitiful fool. He made it his business to watch from the sidelines and record the antics, funny, violent and lustful, of the imperial households as its members vied with each other for power. Then he found himself Emperor. From the great days of Augustus and the cruelties of Tiberius to the deified insanity of Caligula, he records a story breathtaking in its murderousness, greed and folly. Throughout the swings of fortune, his own disastrous love affair with the depraved Messalina and surprisingly successful reign, his voice sometimes puzzled, sometimes rueful, always sane, speaks to us across the centuries in two great, classical historical novels.… (más)
I remember watching the excellent tv series on BBC in the 70's and so I was delighted when I was given the book by a friend not long ago and I enjoyed that even more.Very readable account of the days of Augustus and Caligula and the cruelty and scheming in ancient Rome.Everything is seen through the eyes of Claudius who probably only survives as he is perceived as a stammering fool..It takes a wise man to play the fool.Great read. ( )
I love these books! It all started when Swedish Television ran the TV-show again, I think that was at the beginning of the nineties. I watched every episode I could. And then I read the books. Loved them. I'm interested in history, and Rome is fascinating. Claudius is an interesting character, and so are many of the other characters.
I've read them two or three times by now, and I really recommend them! Especially if you are interested in historical novels. ( )
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I, Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus this-that-and-the-other (for I shall not trouble you yet with all my titles), who was once, and not so long ago, known to my friends and relatives and associates as "Claudius the Idiot", or "That Claudius", or Claudius the Stammerer", or Clau-Clau-Claudius", or at best as "Poor Uncle Claudius", am now about to write this strange history of my life.…
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Claudius, the stammerer, was known as a buffoon and a pitiful fool. He made it his business to watch from the sidelines and record the antics, funny, violent and lustful, of the imperial households as its members vied with each other for power. Then he found himself Emperor. From the great days of Augustus and the cruelties of Tiberius to the deified insanity of Caligula, he records a story breathtaking in its murderousness, greed and folly. Throughout the swings of fortune, his own disastrous love affair with the depraved Messalina and surprisingly successful reign, his voice sometimes puzzled, sometimes rueful, always sane, speaks to us across the centuries in two great, classical historical novels.
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