Claudius the God

Synopsis

Continuing the saga begun in i, claudius, robert graves's claudius the god is a compelling fictional autobiography of the roman emperor, published with an introduction by barry unsworth in penguin modern classics. Claudius 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.