First Sentence
Two years have gone by since I finished writing the long story of how I, Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, the cripple, the stammerer, the fool of the family, whom none of his ambitious and bloody-minded relatives considered worth the trouble of executing, poisoning, forcing to suicide, banishing to a desert island or starving to death-which was how they one by one got rid of each other-how I survived them all, even my insane nephew Gaius Caligula, and was one day unexpectedly acclaimed Emperor by the corporals and sergeants of the Palace Guard. Read the first page
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These are the most frequently used words in this book.
again
against
always
asked
augustus
between
brother
caligula
called
came
case
city
claudius
come
cxsar
day
death
done
down
emperor
even
ever
father
first
found
friend
gave
get
give
go
god
gold
good
great
greek
guards
hand
herod
himself
house
however
hundred
jews
king
know
last
let
letter
little
long
man
matter
men
messalina
mother
must
myself
name
narcissus
new
now
old
once
order
own
palace
part
people
place
put
really
right
roman
rome
say
see
senate
sent
shall
should
soon
still
take
tell
temple
think
though
thousand
three
tiberius
time
told
took
two
went
whole
whom
without
word
years
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