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I, Claudius (stylised as I·CLAVDIVS) is a 1976 BBC Television adaptation of Robert Graves' 1934 novel I, Claudius and its 1935 sequel Claudius the God. Written by Jack Pulman , it stars Derek Jacobi as Claudius , with Siân Phillips , Brian Blessed , George Baker , Margaret Tyzack , John Hurt , Patricia Quinn , Ian Ogilvy , Kevin McNally , Patrick Stewart and John Rhys-Davies .
I, Claudius: With Derek Jacobi, George Baker, Margaret Tyzack, Siân Phillips. The personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.
- (20K)
- 1977-11-06
- Biography, Drama, History
- 50
I, Claudius is a historical novel by English writer Robert Graves, published in 1934. Written in the form of an autobiography of the Roman Emperor Claudius, it tells the history of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the early years of the Roman Empire, from Julius Caesar 's assassination in 44 BC to Caligula 's assassination in AD 41.
- Robert Graves
- 1934
Roman emperor Claudius narrates his life. Hugo Rifkind Times (UK) It’s amazing. Gripping, dark, complex, compulsive. Aug 18, 2023 Full Review Nancy Banks-Smith Guardian Speaking as a food-taster ...
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- Derek Jacobi
- Herbert Wise
- September 20, 1976
Nov 12, 2020 · Roman history comes alive in this 12-part drama told from the perspective of Claudius (Derek Jacobi), a man whose physical impairments helped him avoid assas...
Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus (Claudius to his embarrassed family), born in Lyon in what is now France, a sickly, lame, twitching, stutterer, a nonentity, thought an idiot by his relatives the most prominent in ancient Rome, Julius Caesar began their more than century long reign as the rulers of the vast expanding Roman Empire.
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1 h 37 min. 13+. Rome, 24-9 BCE. Nearing the end of his life and surrounded by spies, Claudius, emperor of Rome, writes his family history. It begins during the reign of Augustus, with his treacherous grandmother, Livia, scheming to advance the career of her son, Tiberius. Free trial of Acorn TV or buy.
