Book guide
Claudius the God
The fool of the family becomes emperor, and Rome begins to rot around him.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalBetrayalHistoricalPolitical intrigueHistoricalCourt politicsLiteraryBetrayalLiterarySocial commentary
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About Claudius the God
The second part of Robert Graves’s Claudius story continues the fictional autobiography of Tiberius Claudius after his unexpected rise to emperor in 41 A.D. The novel evokes the vitality, splendour, and decadence of Imperial Rome as Claudius tries to govern a world already showing signs of decline.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Series
Claudius · Book 2 of 2
Content warnings
- infidelity
- gaslighting
- murder
- war
- antisemitism
- incest
- racism
- sexism
- slavery
- death
- genocide
- colonisation
- suicide
