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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.
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".
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.
Books about Claudius or set in his reign include: I, Claudius (1934) and its sequel, Claudius the God (1935), by Robert Graves. The classic and influential dramatised account of the life of the emperor Claudius, made into a popular TV series (see below). The Eagle series by Nigerian-born British novelist Simon Scarrow.
In the BBC Radio 4 series Caesar! (2003-2007), written by Mike Walker, Augustus was played by both Adam Levy and Richard Johnson in the second episode of Series One, called "The Arena". Sir Derek Jacobi played Augustus in the 2010 radio adaptation of I, Claudius, having played Claudius in the original 1976 BBC TV adaption.
The series began in July 2000 with the publication of Under the Eagle, and as of October 24, 2024 there have been 23 novels released in the series, with the 24th novel due in October 23, 2025. [1] Eagles of the Empire takes place within the Roman Empire, beginning in AD 42 during the reign of Emperor Claudius.
The Roman conquest of Britain was the Roman Empire's conquest of most of the island of Britain, which was inhabited by the Celtic Britons.It began in earnest in AD 43 under Emperor Claudius, and was largely completed in the southern half of Britain (most of England and Wales) by AD 87, when the Stanegate was established.
As he did in fact according to Suetonius, the new Emperor Claudius decides he must have Cassius Chaerea executed, not so much for the murder of the insane Caligula, but for ordering the murder of Caligula's wife and infant child. In the 1976 BBC TV series I, Claudius, Cassius Chaerea was portrayed by Sam Dastor.