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Emperor from 41 AD until his death in 54 due to poisoning from his wife Agrippina, Britain was subdued and brought into the Roman Empire during his reign. | Emperor from 41 AD until his death in 54 due to poisoning from his wife Agrippina, Britain was subdued and brought into the Roman Empire during his reign. | ||
| − | [[Robert Graves]] wrote two famous novels entitled ''[[I, Claudius]]'' and ''[[Claudius the God]].'' These are told as an imaginary autobiography, from Claudius' own point of view. Graves depicts Claudius as an able, intelligent man who suffered unjust discrimination because of his nervous disorders. I, Claudius was | + | [[Robert Graves]] wrote two famous novels entitled ''[[I, Claudius]]'' and ''[[Claudius the God]].'' These are told as an imaginary autobiography, from Claudius' own point of view. Graves depicts Claudius as an able, intelligent man who suffered unjust discrimination because of his nervous disorders. In 1976, ''I, Claudius'' was dramatised by the [[BBC]] as a thirteen episode miniseries featuring [[Derek Jacobi]] in the title role. It received international acclaim and in the United States was shown on [[PBS]]'s Masterpiece Theatre where it remains one of their most popular airings. |
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The fourth emperor of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty in Rome. Lived August 1, 10 BC-October 13, 54 AD.
He was depicted by Suetonius as "afflicted with a variety of obstinate disorders," with "his mind and body being greatly impaired," and said that his mother called him "a man, that had been only begun, but never finished, by nature."
Emperor from 41 AD until his death in 54 due to poisoning from his wife Agrippina, Britain was subdued and brought into the Roman Empire during his reign.
Robert Graves wrote two famous novels entitled I, Claudius and Claudius the God. These are told as an imaginary autobiography, from Claudius' own point of view. Graves depicts Claudius as an able, intelligent man who suffered unjust discrimination because of his nervous disorders. In 1976, I, Claudius was dramatised by the BBC as a thirteen episode miniseries featuring Derek Jacobi in the title role. It received international acclaim and in the United States was shown on PBS's Masterpiece Theatre where it remains one of their most popular airings.