About this title: A continuation of the story of the Emperor Claudius, beginning with his ascension to the throne. Claudius tells the story of his reign and the mistakes he made as he learned how to administrate his empire. He leads his Romans through a period of efficiency and growth, conquering Britain, and then into a revolt in A.D. 48. Finally he is stunned by the betrayal of his beloved wife Messalina.
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Description: Good. B000NX5R66 Good condition Hard cover book with paper dust jacket cover! Some shelf wear rubs, dust jacket also has mild shelf wear and a tear or two, book club edition, a good condition book! Shop & Save With US. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, NY
Date Published: 1935
Description: Good. No Jacket. History the reign of Roman Emperor of the First Century, after Caligula and before Nero. Hardcover, almost 2 pounds; 582 pages plus frontispiece and fold-out geneaology charts; tight; no markings; summary of book extracted from magazine or dustjacket then glued to endpaper; slightly age-tanned; very minor wear inside; no dj; cover blue cloth with gold lettering on spine plus gold medallion on front; cover soiled and a bit rubbed. read more
Edition: Reprint.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books, London
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780140004212ISBN:0140004211
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Very slight tilt to spine. Binding good, clean text, sturdy. Slight tanning to pages. Minor/generalized wear to cover, edge wear, creasing. 443 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"I was more entertained by the first book, I, Claudius, but this one was really good too. While the first book was assigned in a college class, I read the second because I was fascinated with the first."
"see review of "I, Claudius" this is basically just volume two. It is more melancholy, though, as it describes in painful first-person his sad disgrace and slow, tragic downfall."
"This is the squeal to I Claudius. I found it almost as interesting as "I Claudius". Written in a first person, easily followed style, Claudius explained about his years as Cesare and the historical incidents that occurred and he controlled during his reign. It also went into the errors of judgment he made with advisors, friends, and romantic relationships which, ultimately was his undoing. I did think the last of the book when he married his 4th wife, Agrippina and adopted her son, Nero, didn't completely explain the last extreme judgment lapse that led to his death."
"Better than I, Claudius. I enjoy Roman history and Robert Graves portrays the life of this lesser known emporer very well. Always in the back drop is early Christianity. The events surrounding the conquest of Britain and Claudius's troubles in the Middle East are well described.
Claudius only had one true friend and he could not even trust his own wife. He meant well and tried to restore the Republic but there was always some reason his work was not quit done.
I am amused at how tyrants always seem to live in a world where they are not the tyrants.
I listened to this while training for the Marine Corps Marathon. The book was over 18 hours long and good for those long training runs. Claudius knows how to take your mind off the run."
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