Considered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonings of the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, and the Mad Caligula to become emperor in 41 A.D. A masterpiece. von Graves, Robert

Despised for his weakness and regarded by his family as little more than a stammering fool, the nobleman Claudius quietly survives the intrigues, bloody purges and mounting cruelty of the imperial Roman dynasties. In I, Claudius he...

"Los Mitos Griegos" von Robert Graves ist eine umfassende Sammlung und Nacherzählung der klassischen griechischen Mythen. Das Buch bietet detaillierte Darstellungen der Geschichten von Göttern, Helden und mythischen Kreaturen der Antike....

Robert Graves (1895-1985) ist einer der bedeutendsten englischen Dichter des 20. Jahrhunderts. Er lebte und schrieb insgesamt über 50 Jahre auf Mallorca. Sein Leben und Werk werden im ausgezeichnet besetzten Film "The Laureate"...

Robert Graves' war poems collected together in one volume, including the previously unpublished collection, "The Patchwork Flag". Edited by Charles Mandye, who also wrote an introduction and provides explanatory notes. *Also appeared in...

The definitive edition of one of the more extraordinary and influential books of our timeThis labyrinthine and extraordinary book, first published more than sixty years ago, was the outcome of Robert Graves's vast reading and curious...

Good-bye to All That von Graves, Robert

Beginning his life-long affair with the Middle East, T. E. Lawrence-Lawrence of Arabia-made his first journey to the region, a four-month walking tour of Syria studying the Crusaders' castles, while still a student at Oxford. He later...

Robert Graves was born in 1895 in Wimbledon. He went from school to the First World War, where he became a captain in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and was seriously wounded at the Battle of the Somme. He wrote his autobiography, Goodbye to...

The gold standard in Greek mythology, in a dazzling graphic deluxe edition with a new introduction by the bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. von Graves, Robert

An essential primary source on Roman history and a fascinating achievement of scholarship covering a critical period in the EmpireAs private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to the imperial archives and...

The legends of ancient Greece have captivated audiences for centuries. They have inspired great works of art and literature. Mythical tales of the battles among the Olympian gods, King Midas and his golden touch, the romance of Echo and...