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Original Title:	Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina
ISBN:	0679725733 (ISBN13: 9780679725732)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Claudius #2
Characters:	Tiberius Claudius Caesar, Valeria Messalina, Herodes Agrippa, Cassius Chaerea
Setting:	Rome(Italy) Roman Empire

Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius #2) Paperback | Pages: 533 pages

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Miracles do happen ask Claudius the unread historian the idiot, the clown, as his family perceives him, the people also yet becomes Emperor ( one of the best too) of the Roman Empire... These events unfold with the assassination of his mad nephew Caligula, the Praetorian Guard needs a ruler or else they become obsolete, no monarch to keep from harm and will go back to the intolerable barracks. Claudius, is found behind a curtain in the palace shaking ( more than the curtain) scared to death, to state it mildly, expects the rampaging soldiers seeking revenge on the escaped assassins to kill him like so many others, in the aftermath of the butchering of his predecessor. At first he refuses the dubious honor, but there is nobody left and he wants to live, all other obvious candidates have died mostly violently and plainly unwillingly, but he is from the Imperial family the poor, pathetic creature the soldiers hoist him on their shoulders, a parade ensues showing Claudius, to the happy citizens and proclaim him Caesar. The reluctant, amazed Roman Senate not known for bravery, scatters in panic so does his terrified rivals, the few still inside the building confirms his status. His first act, ordering the killers to be liquidated Claudius hated the brutal Caligula, still these men were a threat to him, they must be severely punished or another person might get the same bad idea, on the new Emperor. Messalina his intelligent devious third wife is delighted at the rise of her old husband, to absolute power in Rome (who would have been silly enough, to forecast it ?). Married when just 15, the very pretty girl to a decrepit, ugly , stupid man of 50 with no future and often no money either... but the always promiscuous woman, had compensations. A member of the elite of the elites, not anybody higher than her new family and now she is a rich, powerful, celebrity, people noticed her talked about and the scandalous rumors flowed to the ends of the Empire, everyone knew about the debaucheries except the loving husband, who would have the courage to tell him...His close friend the future Jewish king (thanks to the Emperor) charismatic, extremely amusing and able Herod Agrippa, advises Claudius at the beginning of his reign both were students together when children, he says to the monarch never trust anyone and proves it later... Claudius had a new, expensive port for the city of Rome built in Ostia, new aqueducts for the quickly expanding thirsty capital, a large lake drained for farmlands ( or tried to) desperately needed, but his most famous lasting accomplishment was the conquest of Britain after a tough, long struggle but popularity is fleeting a crop failure can cost a ruler the throne, and his enemies are everywhere ready to strike... " Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown". Shakespeare knew the public well. A sequel that is almost as good as the original, the fantastic stories of ancient Rome at its most hedonistic. This is pure joy for people interested in the ancient metropolis , the eternal city...

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Title	:	Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius #2)
Author	:	Robert Graves
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 533 pages
Published	:	October 23rd 1989 by Vintage (first published 1934)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Classics

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Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus ascends the Roman throne in the second half of Robert Graves' life of Claudius. After the debacle of the reign of his three relatives, Augustus, Tiberius and Caligula, Claudius is left with Roman society in ruins, and his dreams of re-establishing the Republic fade. In an effort to bring Rome back from the brink of disaster, Claudius institutes many governmental reforms. Although he is somewhat successful, during his thirteen year reign, his heroic

3.5, rounded down. Perhaps I would have loved this more if I had not already known the details of the story. This did not move as fast or fluid as I, Claudius and Graves got a bit bogged down in several sections with details of Roman wars. Particularly difficult was the section regarding the conquering of Britain, with the strategy of the battle taking up chapter upon chapter. He did much the same thing with his accounts of events in the East and the life of Herod Agrippa.I highly, highly

A disappointing follow-up to the brilliant I, Claudius. I'd heard it didn't compare, but I had to found out for myself. The technique, wit and cleverness were still there, but the approach didn't lend itself to the subject. Claudius-as-bumbling-fool-in-the-shadows worked spectactularly because he was the perfect fly on the wall. Claudius-as-increasingly-mad-emperor was all nut job and no distance.Funny, smart, and entertaining to a degree, but unlike its predecessor, it didn't have much of

As much as I liked the first book, I liked the second one even better. I think the religious conflict helped this story a bit. I also like Robert Graves' writing overall. He makes it convincing that Claudius wrote the book and not him. In my opinion, this is some of the best historical fiction I've read in a long time.Before Robert Graves, I didn't really have any interest in Roman emperors or even Roman History. I always thought it was boring. After reading these two Claudius books I was proven



This luxuriant work of historical fiction is a more literary sequel to I, Claudius, excelling that book in its measure of psychological insight into the emperors descent into slovenly madness. It is exceedingly well-written, and the pleasure of its erudition went some way to making up for its complete lack of pace. Graves has a tendency to dwell on administrative details for an inordinate length of time, which lends an admirable verisimilitude to its fictional nature as an autobiography, but

This luxuriant work of historical fiction is a more literary sequel to I, Claudius, excelling that book in its measure of psychological insight into the emperors descent into slovenly madness. It is exceedingly well-written, and the pleasure of its erudition went some way to making up for its complete lack of pace. Graves has a tendency to dwell on administrative details for an inordinate length of time, which lends an admirable verisimilitude to its fictional nature as an autobiography, but