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I Claudius

A random selection from my Lovefilm.com account to boost my list size and get a free rental led me to this little gem, I Claudius

Charting the history, in fighting, politics and betrayals of several generations of the roman empire as told by Claudius, Rome as done in the 70s, none of the gratuitous violence or sex due to the sensorship of the time in was made but great acting and a far more historically accurate than Rome.

http://www.historyinfilm.com/claudius/index.htm

Juts some of the cast, UK audiences would recognise many others

Derek Jacobi
Brian Blessed
John Hurt
Patrick Stewart ( pre trekyspandex & when he still had hair lol )
Peter Bowles
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Re: I Claudius

My god, I remember this from Latin class.
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Re: I Claudius

I have the whole series, time to dig it out and rewatch I think ..got the book too somewhere
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When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won.
There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall.
Think of it--always
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Re: I Claudius

Juliette wrote:My god, I remember this from Latin class.


Really ? Latin might have been the language they used at the time but it's not used in the TV series at all. It's not that highbrow, the producers were kind enough to dumb it down to English for us all lol


ƒëmmë ƒatalë wrote:I have the whole series, time to dig it out and rewatch I think ..got the book too somewhere


Where / how did you find it ? It was made in 1976 ( the year I was born ) so was a little before my time, and since Im an oldie here Im guessing long before your time. I never heard of it before finding it by accident.

Do you have any other gems like this in your collection I should try ?
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Attack Mercs Killed (30) 459,329,001
Defence Mercs Killed (10) 2,918,478,517
Attack Soldiers Killed(60) 12,677,958
Defence Soldiers Killed(20) 226,236,488
Attack Super Soldiers Killed(300) 490,627,262
Defence Super Soldiers Killed(100) 4,131,482,551
Spies Killed(50) 4,256,505,842
Spy Killers Killed(50) 651,022,448
Mothership Weapons Destroyed(300) 35,583,034
Mothership Shields Destroyed(300) 39,498,511
Mothership Fleets Destroyed(200) 2,413,254
Planet Defences Destroyed(300) 358,539
Planets Taken(5000) 411
Naquadah Stolen(0.0001) 2,355,738,435,154,805
Untrained Kidnapped(50) 5,943,886,456
Weapon Points Destroyed (Sab+Att)(0.0001) 74,293,522,376,607
Attack Turns Used(1) 1,731,971
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Re: I Claudius

ebay is your friend (got them a couple of years ago) .. I am a bit of a history buff... I also have the Rome and Empire series
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There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall.
Think of it--always
Mahatma Gandhi
sixty five kills on Ascended ;)
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Re: I Claudius

ƒëmmë ƒatalë wrote:ebay is your friend (got them a couple of years ago) .. I am a bit of a history buff... I also have the Rome and Empire series


I have both of those series too, also loved The Pillars of the Earth, tried The Tudors but couldnt get into that one, but do like most factual based historical stuff.
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Attack Mercs Killed (30) 459,329,001
Defence Mercs Killed (10) 2,918,478,517
Attack Soldiers Killed(60) 12,677,958
Defence Soldiers Killed(20) 226,236,488
Attack Super Soldiers Killed(300) 490,627,262
Defence Super Soldiers Killed(100) 4,131,482,551
Spies Killed(50) 4,256,505,842
Spy Killers Killed(50) 651,022,448
Mothership Weapons Destroyed(300) 35,583,034
Mothership Shields Destroyed(300) 39,498,511
Mothership Fleets Destroyed(200) 2,413,254
Planet Defences Destroyed(300) 358,539
Planets Taken(5000) 411
Naquadah Stolen(0.0001) 2,355,738,435,154,805
Untrained Kidnapped(50) 5,943,886,456
Weapon Points Destroyed (Sab+Att)(0.0001) 74,293,522,376,607
Attack Turns Used(1) 1,731,971
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Re: I Claudius

It's amazing. Absolutely love it.
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Re: I Claudius

MEZZANINE wrote:
Juliette wrote:My god, I remember this from Latin class.
Really ? Latin might have been the language they used at the time but it's not used in the TV series at all. It's not that highbrow, the producers were kind enough to dumb it down to English for us all lol
Oh, I know that. Apparently it gives an interesting view on the timeline and successions within Imperial Rome. That is what our teacher told us when she had us watch it, anyway. ;)
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