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I, Claudius (UK)
TV Series (1976)
This show is about the life of the Roman emperor Claudius. Born with a stutter and therefore percieved as a fool by his family, Claudius nevertheless manage to keep his wits to him while the rest of the imperial family plots against each other in their thirst for power.
Last Episode
01x13 Old King Log Aired: Dec. 06, 1976Claudius is persuaded to marry Agrippinilla, a corrupt woman who covets the throne of Rome for her son, Nero. He then completes his memoirs knowing … [continue reading]
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 20, 1976
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
50 min.
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Character Guide
Series Fun Facts
- Goof (factual errors): Marcus Agrippa is shown as being much older than Augustus, even though historically they were the same age.
- Goof (factual errors): Augustus remarried a few months after Julia was born. Julia mentions that Livia had been married to her father for twenty years. Historically, Julia would have only…
[show]Goof (factual errors): Augustus remarried a few months after Julia was born. Julia mentions that Livia had been married to her father for twenty years. Historically, Julia would have only been fourteen at the time she said this in the episode.
[hide] - Goof (anachronisms): Julia had two elder sons that died a few years after her banishment. Historically, it was Lucius who died first of mysterious causes of illness and then Gaius who died in…
[show]Goof (anachronisms): Julia had two elder sons that died a few years after her banishment. Historically, it was Lucius who died first of mysterious causes of illness and then Gaius who died in a campaign after being wounded. In "I, Claudius" however, it is Gaius who died first of the mysterious causes *before* Julia's banishment and Lucius is the one who dies in the "accident".
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