Disfigured, awkward and clumsy, Claudius (10 BC – 54 AD / Reigned 41 – 54 AD) was the black sheep of his family and an unlikely emperor. Once in place, he was fairly successful, but his poor taste in ...
Thirty-five years ago, PBS captivated audiences with the blood-and-sex-laden ancient-Roman soap I Claudius, which is still influential. A new DVD version comes out Tuesday. In a new and occasional ...
The limestone slab's inscription states that Claudius “extended and redefined the pomerium because he had increased the boundaries of the Roman people.” Sovrintendenza Roma For the first time in 100 ...
Next week, TV Club will be watching Alan Bleasdale's GBH, guided by John Crace. Join us for discussion on Wednesday March 3 - only a week away, but that's because you can watch the series easily on ...
In 1934, English poet and historian Robert Graves electrified the literary world with his novel I, Claudius, which along with its 1935 sequel Claudius The God told the story of nearly 100 years of the ...
SWANSEA, WALES—A recently uncovered carving on the western exterior wall of the Temple of Isis at Shanhur shows the Roman emperor Claudius, dressed as an Egyptian pharaoh, raising the pole of a tent ...