{"product_id":"9780141188607-claudius-the-god","title":"Claudius the God","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClaudius has survived the murderous intrigues of his predecessors to become, reluctantly, Emperor of Rome. Here he recounts his surprisingly successful reign: how he cultivates the loyalty of the army and the common people to repair the damage caused by Caligula; his relations with the Jewish King Herod Agrippa; and his invasion of Britain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinuing the saga begun in \u003ci\u003eI, Claudius\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Graves's \u003ci\u003eClaudius the God\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling fictional autobiography of the Roman emperor, published with an introduction by Barry Unsworth in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaudius has survived the murderous intrigues of his predecessors to become, reluctantly, Emperor of Rome. Here he recounts his surprisingly successful reign: how he cultivates the loyalty of the army and the common people to repair the damage caused by Caligula; his relations with the Jewish King Herod Agrippa; and his invasion of Britain. But the growing paranoia of absolute power and the infidelity of his promiscuous young wife Messalina mean that his good fortune will not last forever. In this second part of Robert Graves's fictionalized autobiography, Claudius - wry, rueful, always inquisitive - brings to life some of the most scandalous and violent times in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eClaudius the God\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Marguerite Yourcenar's \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of Hadrian,\u003c\/i\u003e also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eI, Claudius\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClaudius the God\u003c\/i\u003e are an imaginative and hugely readable account of the early decades of the Roman Empire . racy, inventive, often comic'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the really remarkable books of our day, a novel of learning and imagination, fortunately conceived and brilliantly executed' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Graves made Roman history funny and familiar'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943162851425,"sku":"9780141188607","price":11.07,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32392346.jpg?v=1737221641","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141188607-claudius-the-god","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}