I, Claudius (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Graves
- First Published: 1934
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 10 -41
- Setting: Rome
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Power, personal or social, Murder or homicide, Mental illness, Violence, Inheritance or succession, Rulers, Riots, Cruelty, Greek or Roman times, Armies, Rome
- Locales: Roman Empire, Rome, ancient
Characters Discussed
Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus (ti-BIH-ree-uhs KLOH-dee-uhs DREW- suhs NEE-roh jur-MA-nih-kuhs), emperor of Rome after Caligula; a scholarly author of dull, sententious state histories; lame and a stammerer from childhood. His scholarship and stability bring him into favor with Augustus and Livia, who make him a priest of Mars. Having fainted at a bloody public sword fight, he is barred by Livia from public view. Forced by Livia to marry Urgulanilla, he later divorces her to marry Aelia, whom Tiberius orders him still later to divorce. He is...
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