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1934 novel by Robert Graves

This article is about the novel. For other uses, see I, Claudius (disambiguation).

I, Claudius is a historical novel by English writer Robert Graves, published in 1934.

Written in the form of an autobiography of the Roman EmperorClaudius, it tells the history of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the early years of the Roman Empire, from Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BC to Caligula's assassination in AD 41.

Though the narrative is largely fictionalized, most of the events depicted are drawn from historical accounts of the same time period by the Roman historians Suetonius and Tacitus.

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The "autobiography" continues in a sequel, Claudius the God (1935), which covers the period from Claudius' accession to his death in AD 54. The sequel also includes a section written as a biography of Herod Agrippa, a contemporary of Claudius and the king of Judaea (Roman province).

Both books were adapted by the BBC into the award-winning televi