Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Graves
- First Published: 1934
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical chronicle
- Time of Work: 41-54
- Setting: Rome, Britain, and the Near East
- Principal Characters: Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, Messalina, Calpurnia, Agrippinilla, Lucius Domitius, Herod Agrippa
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Dictators, History, Murder or homicide, Autobiography, Adultery, Rulers, Greek or Roman times, Rome
- Locales: Rome, ancient
The Story:
When the Emperor Claudius was considered the neglected scholar of the Claudian family before his accession to the throne, one of his friends and well-wishers was Herod Agrippa. The Emperor Tiberius had imprisoned Herod for treasonous sentiments, but when Caligula came to the throne, he made Herod Tetrarch of Bashan. When Caligula was murdered and Claudius proclaimed Emperor by the palace guards, Herod was back in Rome on official business.
As the result of popular opinion that he was a cripple, a stammerer, and an idiot, Claudius’ position was a difficult...
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