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eponymousmaximus

"why don't you spend more time with your nephew?"

#i claudius #claudius #caligula

unforgettable-sensations

Daisies

When I’m down at the end

I’ll recognize my own doom

By pushing them up

So you can watch them all bloom

stagbeetleboy

He’s literally so awesome

#star wars #palpatine

creaman

What is Star Wars even about

#star wars

travellingdragon

Nightingale. (glowing eyes)

#rivers of london #thomas nightingale

ineedlelittlespace

Reading Service Model after reading Murderbot is quite the mental whiplash (so far, at least).

#service model #adrian tchaikovsky #quote

The hairy fifth to enslave the State, To enslave the State, though against his will, Shall be that idiot whom all despised. He shall have hair in a generous mop. He shall give Rome water and winter bread And die at the hand of his wife, no wife, To the gain of his son, no son.

#i claudius #perioddramaedit #dinner at Livia's #the queen of heaven #bbc i claudius #so many great moments in this scene #i think the dinner at Livia's is one of the pinnacles of the show #the way claudius laugh when hearing about the prophecy #and livia's amused little halfsmile - she agrees with him that it's funny #claudius very imperially tripping over his own feet when leaving #ancient rome #emperor claudius #livia drusilla #derek jacobi #sian phillips

To die, that's nothing. I would have given my life for you and Rome a thousand times over. But to die like a dog...

John Castle as Agrippa Postumus in I, Claudius (1976)

#i claudius #john castle #agrippa postumus #postumus #perioddramaedit #bbc i claudius

hurremsphoenix

Since this year is the 50th anniversary of I Claudius does anyone want to do I Claudius Sundays? Watching an episode each week starting on Sunday 20th September (since episode 1 aired on 20th September 1976)

uncleclaudius

On 24 September 15 AD, Aulus Vitellius, one of the emperors from 69 AD (the year of 4 Emperors) was born. Here are some facts about Vitellius:

When his parents saw his horoscope, they were so horrified they tried to keep him from governing a province or commanding an army.

In his youth, he was a guest of Emperor Tiberius on Capri and the most malicious rumors say that he was one of the emperor's tiddlers - boys trained to sexually please him - which in turn won political advancement to Aulus's father Lucius.

Galba named Vitellius commander of the Rhine legions because he believed he was too lazy and incompetent to lead a rebellion and declare himself emperor.

He was the only one who didn't take the name Caesar as part of his regnal name, choosing Germanicus instead.

He allegedly feasted four times a day. Extravagant dishes like pheasant brains and flamingo tongues were served at these feasts.

When his army was defeated by Vespasian's legions, he tried to abdicate but his supporters wouldn't let him.

After his final defeat, he tried to hide but was dragged by an angry jeering mob to Gemonian stairs and savagely killed. His head was then paraded through the streets of Rome and his body was thrown into the Tiber.