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Wow, this is an old 'un. I got it from the library because of a recommendation in a column in "The Week." A fascinating way to study a slice of Roman history--a fictitious account written from the POV of Claudius, who followed some of the most debauched Caesars of Rome to the throne--and in this book, anyway, he is presented as a true republican (in the Roman Empire sense of that term). This book did not raise my eyebrows at any point, but it must have been considered pretty darned frank about s
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I'm re-reading this old favorite. I love it.
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