Claudius the God - Robert Graves

Claudius The God is the sequel to the mesmerizing I, Claudius. The novel sees the return of Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, a roman disadvantaged by his over spiteful family; because of his clumsy, unintelligent and fault ridden nature, Claudius in I, Claudius was cast away by his family and friends. I would recommend reading I, Claudius before Claudius The God because Graves introduces the interface of Claudius as a character. We see him overcome humiliation and tyrannical reign and so he is criticised by his fellow men, blind to his accomplishments in his secret history classes. At the conclusion of I, Claudius, Claudius is discovered and brought back into ...  Read the complete review