I Am Livia

from DisneyDiva86

"I wonder sometimes how I will be remembered."- I Am Livia, by Phyllis T. SmithI admit that I had only heard of Livia Drusilla. I knew that she was powerful and extremely intelligent. It was a shame she was born in a time when women were thought of as simply the bearer of sons and hostesses at ho...

from angie.arciba

I liked the book, ot was a little bit to short. I missed some stuff like in the beginning was very interesting but towards the end everything was like not very detailed a lot of stuff happened that was not explained and I wanted more information about it. I liked that it was mostly acurate but wi...

from JeffV

The writing style in this book reminds me of Philippa Gregory's treatment of the women in Henry VIII's court. And that's not a compliment. Livia is the daughter of Marcus Claudianus, a senator who was among the conspirators against Julius Caesar. When Octavian began his campaign of retribution ag...

from tess_schoolmarm

The day to day life and marriage of Livia to Octavian (Tavia) is conjecture; but the history of Rome, the Roman Civil Wars, and the foreign wars were very accurate. This is the 2nd account I have read of Livia, the first being I, Claudius many years ago. This novel paints Livia in a kinder, gentl...

from dooney

I downloaded I Am Livia as a part of the Kindle First program, and I read it immediately, finishing early this morning. I absolutely loved it. This is not surprising. I remember watching I Claudius with my parents in the 1970s, and later, when I read the books by Robert Graves, I loved them even ...