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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.
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.
Portrait of Claudius, Altes Museum, Berlin References to an expulsion of Jews from Rome by the Roman emperor Claudius, who was in office AD 41–54, appear in the Acts of the Apostles (), and in the writings of Roman historians Suetonius (c. AD 69 – c. AD 122), Cassius Dio (c. AD 150 – c. 235) and fifth-century Christian author Paulus Orosius.
As a consequence of Roman customs, society, and personal preference, Claudius' full name varied throughout his life: . Tiberius Claudius D. f. Ti. n. Drusus, the cognomen Drusus being inherited from his father as his brother Germanicus, as the eldest son, inherited the cognomen Nero when their uncle the future Emperor Tiberius was adopted by Augustus into the Julii Caesares and the victory ...
The BBC broadcast and home media releases present the series in 12 parts, with the initial double-length episode titled "A Touch of Murder". When aired on the PBS anthology series Masterpiece Theatre in the US the series consisted of 13 episodes, with alternative linking scenes shown at the end of "A Touch of Murder" and the beginning of "Family Affairs".
Inscription with the name of Tiberius Claudius Narcissus, c. 50 BC, from the Passage of the Theoroi in Thasos. Tiberius Claudius Narcissus (died c. 54 AD [1]) was one of the freedmen who formed the core of the imperial court under the Roman emperor Claudius. He is described as praepositus ab epistulis (in charge of correspondence). [2]
Claudius proves wrong everyone who thought him a fool. He devotes himself to work tirelessly to rebuild everything that his predecessors destroyed. He undertakes social and economic reforms and public works. Leading an army on the battlefield for the first time in his life, Claudius manages to annex and pacify Britain, making it a new Roman ...
Jack Pulman (11 July 1925 – 20 May 1979) was a British television screenwriter, most famous for the 1976 BBC television series, I, Claudius, based on the novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves. [1] [2]