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The Ridley Scott sequel Gladiator II weaves in and out of the historical record. Here’s what really happened to Lucius Verus, Lucilla, Macrinus, the twin emperors, and more.
Following Verus's death in 168/169, she was arranged to marry Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus Quintianus, a Syrian Roman politician, despite objections from Lucilla and her mother due to his age and ...
Historically, Lucilla did remarry, to a military man and politician named Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus.
Conquering the Brits Claudius had some real successes. Britain had resisted Roman rule for over a century, but was conquered by Claudius, who created client kingdoms to protect the frontier.
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.
Told by an elderly Claudius writing a behind-the-scenes history of the Roman government during his lifetime — under Augustus Caesar (Brian Blessed), Tiberius (George Baker), Caligula and finally ...
I, Claudius The epic, classic TV event is nothing less than a masterpiece.
As the 1976 adaptation of I, Claudius concludes its run on BBC Four, Ben Lawrence suggests how the new HBO version can repeat its success.
She really must have been a beauty and Claudius never saw it coming. As with the death of Tiberius, we don’t know for certain Claudius was poisoned by Agrippina – it’s just extremely likely.
EXCLUSIVE: HBO has teamed with BBC2 to acquire the rights to turn the Robert Graves historical novel I, Claudius into a miniseries. The mini will be exec produced by BBC Worldwide Productions ...