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I, Claudius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2289 words) |
 | I, Claudius is a novel by English writer Robert Graves, first published in 1934, that deals sympathetically with the life of the Roman Emperor Claudius and the history of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty and Roman Empire, from Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BC to Caligula's assassination in AD 41. |
| Claudius writes his memoirs in Greek, which he believes will remain "the chief literary language of the world." This allows Graves to explore the etymology of Latin words (like the origins of the names "Livia" and "Caesar") that would otherwise be apparent to a native-born Latin speaker like Claudius. |
| The historical Claudius' extant speech to the senate on voting and juries, his translated letters to the residents of Trent and the Alexandrians, and the text of the Lyon Tablet are all included. |
| Roman Emperors - DIR Britannicus (1522 words) |
| Britannicus was born Tiberius Claudius Germanicus on February 12, AD 41, only a few weeks after his father became the emperor Claudius. |
| Claudius did take Agrippina, the daughter of his brother Germanicus, as his new wife, and she brought with her to the marriage her son who was slightly more than three years senior to Britannicus. |
| Britannicus was buried immediately during a heavy rainstorm, and an attempt was made to disguise the telltale marks of poison that were thought to appear on his body. |
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