Ten of the best emperors in literature

At the Guardian, John Mullan named ten of the best emperors in literature.One entry on the list:Robert Graves's ClaudiusGraves gives us a gallery of emperors: wise Augustus, who is a fool when it comes to the scheming of his own wife, Livia; corrupt and sensual Tiberius; bonkers Caligula. The ruling presence is the narrator, stammering Claudius, saved from being murdered by the fact that he seems