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Hieronymous Alloy posted:For next month I'm probably going to pick either Nixonland or All the President's Men. Maybe Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 What? You're not going to go with "Claudius the God"? Shame. This thread reminded me that I have both books from years ago; I'm rereading them now, and they're still great. Claudius really comes across as a real person, somewhat awkward in the construction of his private writing. They're really interesting books that pack a lot of amazing history into them.
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Robert Graves did - to my mind - such a good job with the details and the overall history that it seems almost believable that it was Claudius' autobiography. The parts about the oracular guidance - both the ancient rhyme and the one spoken to Claudius - are a really nice touch. The only thing that was slightly jarring was the use of the term "assegai" instead of javelin, but apparently a lot of people have had that comment over time. Livia was quite the mistress of manipulation and murder, as well, especially with her smearing poison on the figs in the garden so that she could poison her husband.
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