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Word: drusus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...succession a sluggish giantess and a cold-blooded socialite. Eventually he managed to divorce them both and enjoy a quiet interlude with a sensible mistress. Since he was not judged fit for public office, he studied history and planned to write the true story of his family. His father Drusus. his brother Germanicus both came to suspiciously sudden ends. When the good Augustus died (by his wife's poison) and was succeeded by the vicious Tiberius, Claudius lived in observant retirement. Under the rule of the madman Caligula he found himself in the unenviable position of middle-aged court...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Roman Revival | 6/18/1934 | See Source »

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