I, Claudius From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Emperor of the Romans, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D.54

Robert Graves's historical novel is a fictional autobiography of the Roman Emperor Claudius. Born with a limp and a stammer, Claudius is viewed as an embarrassment and an idiot by his ruthless family, including his grandmother Livia, who is instrumental in the political machinations of the early Roman Empire. Kept in the background, he becomes an unnoticed scholar and an astute observer, a position that ironically keeps him safe from the endless cycle of poisonings, intrigues, and assassinations that plague his relatives as they vie for power. The narrative covers the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, and Caligula, exposing the brutality and corruption of the Imperial court, and culminates with Claudius's unexpected and reluctant ascension to the throne after Caligula's assassination.

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