#1 – I, Claudius
I, Claudius is presented as the private autobiography of Claudius, the physically awkward and politically underestimated member of the Julio-Claudian imperial family. The novel follows Rome from the last years of Augustus through the reigns of Tiberius and Caligula, showing the imperial household as a place…
#2 – Claudius the God
Claudius the God continues the fictional memoirs after Claudius becomes emperor. The novel follows his attempt to govern Rome through law, administration and public works while remaining dependent on freedmen, soldiers, informers and members of his own dangerous household. Its central events include the conquest of…