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I, Claudius

Audiobook

Set in the first century A.D. in Rome and written as an autobiographical memoir, this colorful story of the life of the Roman emperor Claudius stands as one of the modern classics of historical fiction.

Physically weak and afflicted with stuttering, Claudius is initially despised and dismissed as an idiot. Shunted to the background of imperial affairs by his embarrassed royal family, he becomes a scholar and historian, while palace intrigues and murders surround him. Observing these dramas from beyond the public eye, Claudius escapes the cruelties inflicted on the rest of the royal family by its own members and survives to become emperor of Rome in A.D. 41.


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Series: Claudius Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781483068794
  • File size: 485895 KB
  • Release date: November 9, 2009
  • Duration: 16:52:16

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781483068794
  • File size: 479793 KB
  • Release date: November 9, 2009
  • Duration: 17:02:08
  • Number of parts: 17

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subjects

Drama Fiction

Languages

English

Set in the first century A.D. in Rome and written as an autobiographical memoir, this colorful story of the life of the Roman emperor Claudius stands as one of the modern classics of historical fiction.

Physically weak and afflicted with stuttering, Claudius is initially despised and dismissed as an idiot. Shunted to the background of imperial affairs by his embarrassed royal family, he becomes a scholar and historian, while palace intrigues and murders surround him. Observing these dramas from beyond the public eye, Claudius escapes the cruelties inflicted on the rest of the royal family by its own members and survives to become emperor of Rome in A.D. 41.


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