I, Claudius

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'Still an acknowledged masterpiece and a model for historical fiction ... sympathetic and intensely involving: a great feat of imagination' Hilary Mantel

Bringing to life the intrigue of ancient Rome, Robert Graves's I, Claudius is one of the most celebrated, gripping historical novels ever written


Despised for his weakness and regarded by his family as little more than a stammering fool, the nobleman Claudius quietly survives the bloody purges and mounting cruelty of the imperial Roman dynasties. In I, Claudius he watches from the sidelines to record the reigns of its emperors: from the wise Augustus and his villainous wife Livia to the sadistic Tiberius and the insane excesses of Caligula. Written in the form of Claudius' autobiography, this is the first part of Robert Graves's brilliant account of the madness and debauchery of ancient Rome.

With an introduction by Barry Unsworth

'An imaginative and hugely readable account of the early decades of the Roman Empire ... racy, inventive, often comic' Daily Telegraph

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Authors:
Graves, Robert
Year Published:
2006
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780141188591
Number of Pages:
416
Publication Date:
03/08/2006
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Series:
Penguin Modern Classics
Publication Date:
03/08/2006
Place of Publication:
London
SKU:
9780141188591

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