The novel “I Claudius” explains the journey of Claudius’ life, and his family’s. Claudius was alive during the Julio-Claudian dynasty as emperor in 41-54AD (The Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27B.C-68A.D)). The first emperor of the Julio-Claudian line was Augustus, Claudius’ grandmothers newest husband, who will be explained in more details later. A couple of things that stood out in the book was Claudius’ grandmother Livia. Her life adventures directly affect Claudius and the events that preceded him. Claudius explains how there are two different types of Claudians. He makes it clear that he is of the “good apple” Claudians, however, his grandmother is under the “crab apple” Claudians (Vincent, l Claudius). Throughout my essay, I am going to compare and contrast “I Claudius” and what really happened during those times to determine whether “I Claudius” is an accurate novel about the past.
Claudius is blessed to be under the “good apple” Claudians, however his grandmother is not in the same category. In “I Claudius”, his grandmother, Livia, is known for being “manipulative and ambitious” (Vincent, l Claudius). She works towards manipulating her current husband, which did not work. She then …show more content…
In order to compare and contrast this, the book and a primary source was needed. Its clear that some things about the book were true and that others were unclear and not directly said to of happened. There was an equal amount of things that were true and things that were not support or not mentioned, taking into consideration that if they were not mentioned, they probably did not happen. The first paragraph included truths about Livia’s manipulative behaviour and how Claudius’ family is. The second paragraph went into details about the type of manipulation Livia will get to. She is dangerous and devious towards others or situations she can not
Claudius is blessed to be under the “good apple” Claudians, however his grandmother is not in the same category. In “I Claudius”, his grandmother, Livia, is known for being “manipulative and ambitious” (Vincent, l Claudius). She works towards manipulating her current husband, which did not work. She then …show more content…
In order to compare and contrast this, the book and a primary source was needed. Its clear that some things about the book were true and that others were unclear and not directly said to of happened. There was an equal amount of things that were true and things that were not support or not mentioned, taking into consideration that if they were not mentioned, they probably did not happen. The first paragraph included truths about Livia’s manipulative behaviour and how Claudius’ family is. The second paragraph went into details about the type of manipulation Livia will get to. She is dangerous and devious towards others or situations she can not