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"Ulysses, on the other hand, when he rose to speak was at first silent. He kept his eyes fixed upon the ground. There was no play nor graceful movement from his sceptre, and he kept it straight and stiff like a man unpracticed in oratory. One might have taken him for a mere churl and simpleton, but when he raised his voice, and the words came driving from his deep chest like winter snow before the wind, then there was none to touch him, and no man thought further of what he looked like." - Iliad, Book 3

Sterling™. Grace Under Pressure.

this is the only serie I kept

The best serie I´ve seen in my life!

In my mind, one of the best series ever.👍

The emperor is like a power broker, the senate miscalculated its real power based in constitutionality, that is when another institution, the Praetorian Guard, although it did not appear in time to save Caligula, it did for Claudius a logical successor with what they leveraged to surpass the senate in legitimacy in front of the people that at the end of the day what really matters

Derek Jacobi is a magnificent actor.

Absolutamente 🔐 seguro; LAMEJOR

The guard over his right shoulder looks like the same guard in Life of Brian!

This series needs to be watched again. I fear history reapting itself. 😢

I watched this serie here in Sweden in 1976. I was 8 years old and I just loved it and then my fascination started of the roman empire. Great actors.

Δυστυχώς η τηλεόραση δεν δείχνει αυτές της παραγωγές πλέον....!!!.....

Ok. It’s time for me to watch this brilliant series again. Completely faithful to the novels by Robert Graves I’m sure he would have loved it…

Brilliant series, but the bad trumpets made me wince.

Half wit beats Senate...sounds like today

¿What went wrong with casting today? Derek put us in front of a convincent Claudius. What a marvelous acting.

Saw this series as young teenager when it was first broadcast. It ignited a love of learning history and is still amongst by favorite shows.

For me this was the all time greatest series produced anywhere, ever. Brilliant from start to finish.

This was a brilliant show, my whole family never missed an episode.

Riveting.

Wow!

is this supposed to be a comedy?

Derek Jacobi will forever be Iggle Piggle

I remember this series from the 70’s well, encompassing the rule of both Caligula and Claudius. Claudius was certainly no halfwit, rather a notable emperor and effective administrstor during his 13-year rule. Caligula, in contrast, was probably stark, raving mad.

Wow, this looks amazing. Everything from acting to camera work seems unlike anything in modern television. Gonna give it a try, for sure.

What a time that must have been to live in! No phones in sight, just boys having good old fun and executions!

Only two men ever succeeded in conquering Britain (or at least the major party of it): Emperor Claudius and William I. Claudius succeeded where even Julius Caesar had failed to establish a permanent Roman presence. He was no half-wit.

Derek Jacobi is fabulous. My first opportunity to meet him as a great actor. Unforgettable.

Senators = oligarchy. There is only two true governments powers, either, oligarchy or monarchy. Guess which system, the longest running empire in world history used ?

I was expecting to see John Cleese in one of those soldiers' uniforms

Half wits are in power almost everywhere, it can't be that difficult.

Back in the day when TV drama was real drama. It's time programming of this quality returned.

I loved watching this series on PBS in the 1980s/1990s. Sadly, I can't find good quality videos of all the episodes on UA-cam. Or am I just not looking in the right places? Can anyone help?

I grew up watching this. I am grateful for it.

Loved this series

this is possibly the most brilliant television in history. It's monumental. it's not Superman, it's realistic

If Jacoby is emulating Tourette's syndrom, he is doing it very well.

The praetorians predate Augustus though, they already existed during Scipio's time

There were only two TV theaters in Europe that time, that was BBC first and Polish Television Theatre second. Both presented classical and contemporary spectacles at the best levels of scenic art.

German Government as of today has half the humble or wits today. Greetings from germany

This is BBC at his finest hour.

Brilliant

For anyone interested: you might want to look at 'Cadfael' where he plays a medieval monk solving murders. I think it was shot around the same time and reminds me a lot about this series, just less continuity in other characters and less tension because it lacked a few real antagonists

Old stuff finds you on UA-cam; you don't find it. Great Scene and acting!

Superb acting.

the acting here is p'ppppppp'ppp perfect.

Beautifuly camera work .

the about 40 VOLUMES on ETRUSCAN HISTORY that Claudios wrote ( probably one of the LAST Etruscan speakers by then ) have never been found EXEPT FOR A CLUE… THEY MAY BE BURIES IN THE VILLA DEI PAPIRI as there may be at least a copy still to be unrolled…

Biden before it was cool

Laudius was most certainly NOT a half-wit. He just pretended to be one to survive.