How different - and nasty - Gimli was back then! Slight quibble about the series. We saw the fall of Sejanus, but not of Macro, who contributed to the end of Sejanus.
'Touch Me Titus' - wish Suetonius, Livy and others could actually be quoted as this being an authentic password Caligula used for his guards at night - there would have been so many more students who took up The Classics as vocation. 'Give Us A Kiss' would add 20K kids majoring in Latin across the world!
@3baxcb Plus, the way they made defrutum was boiling down grape must in pots often joined or lined with lead. Headaches, irritability and erratic behavior are symptoms of lead poisoning.
It's great that these episodes of the greatest TV series have been uploaded. What's a shame is that parts of the episodes are missing. For example, the murder of Sejanus has not been included. Was this to avoid copyright problems?
@FightsRightsAlways I know but I'm taking a light shot at Claudius' drinking habits. And that little fat boy is Gemellus which is funny since history states his birth in 19 AD and his death in 37 AD or 38 AD so in fact he would have been 17 to 19 years old when Caligula had him murdered. And Britannicus was born in 41 AD so in the story he should look like a 14 year old rather than the young man he is.
@FightsRightsAlways Well historically Gemellus was murdered because he was closer to adulthood than the version depicted in this series. I don't know about his eating habits but he was right about Claudius excessive drinking which I guess wasn't wine sweetner mixed in a lead bowl.
@HogwartsCastle Hi, just watching the Searchers with John Wayne and remembered you are a connisseur of startling. It's not supernatural or science fiction but when the oldest daughter realizes the Commances are coming and sceams is a scene that has frightenedf me for half a century. I still find it difficult to watch. Best.
Love that comment Gemellus makes about Claudius' drinking habits. Gemellus: "I may overeat but Claudius is older than me and he drinks a lot of wine."
Claudius: If I wasn't regarded so lowly, I wouldn't drink so much. More sober and respected men than me are now dead but I'm still here? Make a note on that you little smart-ass."
@bahneproductions The Rome series is officially over but there has been talk of Bruno Heller making a movie independent of HBO. You can Google it for the latest news.
@HogwartsCastle I still remember back in the VHS days walking up to the rental store and seeing the poster with the tag line: "In space, no one can hear you scream." and thinking, I've got to see this movie. My only objection Alien was that they killed off some of the best people so early: John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton. As far as startling goes, Ian Holm as a talking disembodied head was pretty freaky. Best.
@HogwartsCastle Just happened to be sending something when your message came in. I surrender! When that thing came out of John Hurt's chest so long ago it was one of the most disconcerting moments in cinema history. But you have to admit that when Claudius was trembling in the dark and the lights went on to reveal Caligula dressed up like a dancing girl it was pretty startling. Thanks for the reply! Best.
Macro "My dear emperor, you must rest. I insist, let me just fluff your pillow for you. There, relax...rest. There, now you're totally rested"
Caligula "Why couldn't Tiberius be a good molester and die just once? It's not like I enjoyed having to see this when I could throw some criminal to the lions or off a cliff."
Macro "Well I'm sure you'll be the spitting image of Rome as we age gracefully."
Caligula "One of us will find that out soon. Heh heh heh...."
Some fine actors have played Caligula but I don't think anyone did it better than John Hurt. His role in this series was more startling than when an Alien burst out of his chest.
@vike554572229 That's a good question, but it is because Robert Graves was a lot more than just a fiction writer - he was an extremely popular mid-20th century classicist (back when everyone knew what a classicist was) and translated several works in Latin, wrote one of the most popular books about Greek mythology, and wrote TE Lawrence's biography. His style is very accessible to non-scholars and his I, Claudius books are such enjoyable reads.
A small note...Tiberius died of natural causes, not smothered by a pillow like they show here. The story that he was killed did not come around until over 200 years after his death, and is not considered credible my most Historians.
We know... Graves took the things from Suetonus and Tacitus and brought the worst rumors out as the storyline.
However, he was so despised and hated that the people were calling to cast Tiberius' body to the Tiber like a common criminal, rather than having it buried.
My God! With each upload that snake becomes more and more aposite! These people are cursed with the ambitous poison within the breast of all humanity.Only true democracy and a real free press is the antidote.
Not at all. Their self interest unfettered would result in similar outrage. My point is that they are prevented from doing so for the reasons I gave. Democracy is not perfect nor is the press really free hence the manyfold cockups. But they will not be sufficient in my opinion to destroy the western system as imperial rome was destroyed
Yes and thanks to the Ancient Greeks that we have Democracy that our civilization is based on. Tho, I have to say that after the down fall of the Roman Empire, we were plunged into the dark ages, and not until the Renaissance we started to build up again, but we lost a lot loosing all knowledge that we gained, in that period like Medicine, Engineering etc etc and look in took us a while, till the 19 century that catapult us forward and the dawn of the 20 Century speaks for itself.
Democracy in a form but not in its truest sense. Demos-krasos (people-power in greek) is not what we really enjoy today. It was tried in Athens but was found to be impractical as the ordinary citizens could not spend the time to travel to the city every day to vote on issues. Thus such things were decided by those who could afford to do so as also happened in Rome. We today elect politicians to make these decisions on our behalf. Not the same thing as pure democracy but the best we can do.
Not really. He had a bit of an accent when he arrived as a boy, and then he lost it, living in Rome for so many years, and now having been living away for many more, he's regained the speech patterns of his people, thus giving him an accent when he speaks Latin (English) again.
You cannot blame Malcolm McDowell for a shity Penthouse movie, made only for the nudity, or compare it with this great series, I bet you bought the V.C.R. so you could wank to it, Jesus wept. Last 4 comments moronic.
Hmmm. I think he'd be very very good at that role. But, I wonder if his agents and others would let him play such a part. A murderous Sweeney Todd is one thing. The diseased madness and debauchery of Caligula...I don't know!
in all fairness it can very easily be argued that Marcus Aurelius' death marked the beginning of the end for the empire, with his terrible selection for succession, his son Commodus Hercules and his inept administration. Everybody always talks about how wise he was but in comparison to other members of the Antonine legacy, i.e. Trajan and Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius' reign was one of turmoil- not really his fault to be honest, but it is undeniable the weakness of his selection for a successor
@dubzy81 true they need to make a rome hbo with caligula. another good 1 was ancient rome and the guys who played nero was the best scene ever!!! we need to c more of rome empire
I love Herod!
sqccccccccc 4 months ago
How different - and nasty - Gimli was back then! Slight quibble about the series. We saw the fall of Sejanus, but not of Macro, who contributed to the end of Sejanus.
cbak12sg 5 months ago
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I must repeat my comment from another video of "I, Claudius":
John Hurt -
His voice is so variable, once filled with anger, once sweetness ... This is just an REAL ACTOR!
Agugasek 6 months ago
At this point, could you really stop yourself ? I'd have smothered that old prick too .
vasp99 11 months ago 2
'Touch Me Titus' - wish Suetonius, Livy and others could actually be quoted as this being an authentic password Caligula used for his guards at night - there would have been so many more students who took up The Classics as vocation. 'Give Us A Kiss' would add 20K kids majoring in Latin across the world!
patvd95 1 year ago
The headaches start for Emperor Caligula. Too much drinking wine mixed with defrutum. Bet beloved Claudius doesn't add the sweetener.
3baxcb 1 year ago
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alamo1776 1 year ago
@3baxcb Plus, the way they made defrutum was boiling down grape must in pots often joined or lined with lead. Headaches, irritability and erratic behavior are symptoms of lead poisoning.
alamo1776 1 year ago
It's great that these episodes of the greatest TV series have been uploaded. What's a shame is that parts of the episodes are missing. For example, the murder of Sejanus has not been included. Was this to avoid copyright problems?
joesubscriber 1 year ago
hahaha people aren't made emperors to run bakery shops.
FightsRightsAlways 1 year ago
@FightsRightsAlways No they should run the vineyards as Claudius would.
3baxcb 1 year ago
@3baxcb uh that's a line from Claudius's mom to the little fat boy who coughs a lot.
FightsRightsAlways 1 year ago
@FightsRightsAlways I know but I'm taking a light shot at Claudius' drinking habits. And that little fat boy is Gemellus which is funny since history states his birth in 19 AD and his death in 37 AD or 38 AD so in fact he would have been 17 to 19 years old when Caligula had him murdered. And Britannicus was born in 41 AD so in the story he should look like a 14 year old rather than the young man he is.
3baxcb 1 year ago
@3baxcb oh...okay.
FightsRightsAlways 1 year ago
@FightsRightsAlways Well historically Gemellus was murdered because he was closer to adulthood than the version depicted in this series. I don't know about his eating habits but he was right about Claudius excessive drinking which I guess wasn't wine sweetner mixed in a lead bowl.
3baxcb 11 months ago
@3baxcb oh okay.
FightsRightsAlways 11 months ago
@HogwartsCastle Hi, just watching the Searchers with John Wayne and remembered you are a connisseur of startling. It's not supernatural or science fiction but when the oldest daughter realizes the Commances are coming and sceams is a scene that has frightenedf me for half a century. I still find it difficult to watch. Best.
deriter64 1 year ago
best episode ever CALIGULA!!
paisabombom2133 1 year ago
How rude to sit up alive during the moving speech about one's death.
JESSJUSTJESS 1 year ago
Love that comment Gemellus makes about Claudius' drinking habits. Gemellus: "I may overeat but Claudius is older than me and he drinks a lot of wine."
Claudius: If I wasn't regarded so lowly, I wouldn't drink so much. More sober and respected men than me are now dead but I'm still here? Make a note on that you little smart-ass."
3baxcb 1 year ago
I love this series but dubzy81's comment sparked up some thought.
Zues do you know if HBO's rome is coming out with another season by any chance?
bahneproductions 1 year ago
@bahneproductions The Rome series is officially over but there has been talk of Bruno Heller making a movie independent of HBO. You can Google it for the latest news.
fishfulofdollars 1 year ago
So much cheaper and simpler, than a presidential election.
grahamsmith1907 1 year ago
Ya, so Caligula, 3rd emperor of Rome...you know what they say, 3rd time's the charm...oh boy.
equitemcroce 1 year ago
@HogwartsCastle I still remember back in the VHS days walking up to the rental store and seeing the poster with the tag line: "In space, no one can hear you scream." and thinking, I've got to see this movie. My only objection Alien was that they killed off some of the best people so early: John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton. As far as startling goes, Ian Holm as a talking disembodied head was pretty freaky. Best.
deriter64 1 year ago
@deriter64 Two amazing actors, John Hurt and Ian Holm.
duran66 1 year ago
@HogwartsCastle Just happened to be sending something when your message came in. I surrender! When that thing came out of John Hurt's chest so long ago it was one of the most disconcerting moments in cinema history. But you have to admit that when Claudius was trembling in the dark and the lights went on to reveal Caligula dressed up like a dancing girl it was pretty startling. Thanks for the reply! Best.
deriter64 1 year ago
Macro "My dear emperor, you must rest. I insist, let me just fluff your pillow for you. There, relax...rest. There, now you're totally rested"
Caligula "Why couldn't Tiberius be a good molester and die just once? It's not like I enjoyed having to see this when I could throw some criminal to the lions or off a cliff."
Macro "Well I'm sure you'll be the spitting image of Rome as we age gracefully."
Caligula "One of us will find that out soon. Heh heh heh...."
Macro "What did you say?"
3baxcb 1 year ago
Some fine actors have played Caligula but I don't think anyone did it better than John Hurt. His role in this series was more startling than when an Alien burst out of his chest.
deriter64 1 year ago
hahahah look at the freaky smilin guy in the background at 6:00
splatbubble 1 year ago
Macro doesn't live out the year, I think.
KatanaGeldar 1 year ago
@KatanaGeldar He didn't. Caligula no longer needed him and didn't trust him.
3baxcb 1 year ago
Thanks so so much for posting this superb piece of work...
conradcrtz 1 year ago
Quiet slave or I'll make a beef cutlet out of you!...I think I might've worked with this guy somewhere before...
jpd66 1 year ago
Emperor Elagabalus early 210's A.D.
Another Sweetheart
davesdatingtips 1 year ago
John Hurt certainly lays it on to the sentors :)
GhostWritersDragon 1 year ago
Why did the BBC based the script on the novel of a fiction writer instead of using the historical sources ?
vike554572229 1 year ago
For one thing, the fiction makes for better drama.
DavidRichardLord 1 year ago
@vike554572229 Duh, Robert Graves....quite a good FICTION WRITER,
funkyalfonso 1 year ago
@vike554572229 That's a good question, but it is because Robert Graves was a lot more than just a fiction writer - he was an extremely popular mid-20th century classicist (back when everyone knew what a classicist was) and translated several works in Latin, wrote one of the most popular books about Greek mythology, and wrote TE Lawrence's biography. His style is very accessible to non-scholars and his I, Claudius books are such enjoyable reads.
fishfulofdollars 1 year ago
Ossalent
What are your sources!
Jpdt19 2 years ago
A small note...Tiberius died of natural causes, not smothered by a pillow like they show here. The story that he was killed did not come around until over 200 years after his death, and is not considered credible my most Historians.
osallent 2 years ago 2
We know... Graves took the things from Suetonus and Tacitus and brought the worst rumors out as the storyline.
However, he was so despised and hated that the people were calling to cast Tiberius' body to the Tiber like a common criminal, rather than having it buried.
Drakken682 2 years ago
Incredible to believe..Caligula (John Hurt) steals the show! For mature audiences, please.
americangalbasseyfan 2 years ago 3
John Hurt is simply brilliant.
jackie4964 2 years ago 3
I'M NOT DEAD YET!!!
andererseitsLA 2 years ago
My God! With each upload that snake becomes more and more aposite! These people are cursed with the ambitous poison within the breast of all humanity.Only true democracy and a real free press is the antidote.
archeronfoot 2 years ago 3
only the naive believe that will happen
horusrage 2 years ago
Really? so our political reps still behave as the imperial roman family did? No they dont for the reasons i gave (at least in the west)
archeronfoot 2 years ago 3
I was commenting on the "real free press" comment but are you under the impression that politicians don't act under their own self interest ?
horusrage 2 years ago
Not at all. Their self interest unfettered would result in similar outrage. My point is that they are prevented from doing so for the reasons I gave. Democracy is not perfect nor is the press really free hence the manyfold cockups. But they will not be sufficient in my opinion to destroy the western system as imperial rome was destroyed
archeronfoot 2 years ago
Yes and thanks to the Ancient Greeks that we have Democracy that our civilization is based on. Tho, I have to say that after the down fall of the Roman Empire, we were plunged into the dark ages, and not until the Renaissance we started to build up again, but we lost a lot loosing all knowledge that we gained, in that period like Medicine, Engineering etc etc and look in took us a while, till the 19 century that catapult us forward and the dawn of the 20 Century speaks for itself.
gardenalien 2 years ago
Democracy in a form but not in its truest sense. Demos-krasos (people-power in greek) is not what we really enjoy today. It was tried in Athens but was found to be impractical as the ordinary citizens could not spend the time to travel to the city every day to vote on issues. Thus such things were decided by those who could afford to do so as also happened in Rome. We today elect politicians to make these decisions on our behalf. Not the same thing as pure democracy but the best we can do.
archeronfoot 2 years ago
He's calling for his supper and he wants his ring back! Brilliant!
echock89 2 years ago 2
Herod has developed a thick accent that he didn't have before. Strange.
Jitpring 2 years ago
Not really. He had a bit of an accent when he arrived as a boy, and then he lost it, living in Rome for so many years, and now having been living away for many more, he's regained the speech patterns of his people, thus giving him an accent when he speaks Latin (English) again.
imasinnerimasaint 2 years ago
hmmm.... somewhat plausible. Good thinking.
Jitpring 2 years ago
My Favorite John Hurt performance, without a doubt.
jmg3116 2 years ago 8
Thank you for posting this masterpiece.
allendista 2 years ago 20
You cannot blame Malcolm McDowell for a shity Penthouse movie, made only for the nudity, or compare it with this great series, I bet you bought the V.C.R. so you could wank to it, Jesus wept. Last 4 comments moronic.
locheelad2 2 years ago
caligula the coward
glennwithers 2 years ago
Hmmm. I think he'd be very very good at that role. But, I wonder if his agents and others would let him play such a part. A murderous Sweeney Todd is one thing. The diseased madness and debauchery of Caligula...I don't know!
Jayjen35 2 years ago
in all fairness it can very easily be argued that Marcus Aurelius' death marked the beginning of the end for the empire, with his terrible selection for succession, his son Commodus Hercules and his inept administration. Everybody always talks about how wise he was but in comparison to other members of the Antonine legacy, i.e. Trajan and Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius' reign was one of turmoil- not really his fault to be honest, but it is undeniable the weakness of his selection for a successor
Doriamos 2 years ago 4
You cant compare Augustus with Marcus Aurelius. Augustus was a tyrrant, dont be fooled.
I have mentioned that before, in the previous episode i think, Caligula wasnt always insane, he became ill and got insane.
"I want my supper"
ANAMNEN20AR 3 years ago
marcus aurelius was responsible for the fall of the empire
Doriamos 2 years ago
The Roman empire was shrinking and was getting "rotten" from the inside for years. The reasons for its fall arent that simply
ANAMNEN20AR 2 years ago
the empires collapse started at its inital creation it only continued to get worse untill its collapse.
horusrage 2 years ago
Ive changed my mind... I dont want to be Emperor wheni grow up !
mikeybrumbrum 3 years ago 4
If you want to be rememberd, live large.
tonydingler 3 years ago 2
But there is 2 ways to be remembered - remembered as Marcus Aurelius or Augustus, or be remembered as Caligula (or Commodus).
aure232 3 years ago 3
It is weird how Caligula ruled for only 4 years but he's so remembered today.
JimmySmers 3 years ago 5
Tiberius 14 AD-37 AD immediately followed by the reign of Gaius Julius Caesar otherwise known as Caligula.
philsaspiezone 3 years ago
U r right
bryanfresh 3 years ago
NO caligula will ever beat Michael McDowell
bryanfresh 3 years ago
I think you mean "Malcom" McDowell.
vasp99 3 years ago 3
You're BOTH wrong! It's Malcolm McDowell
BloodyMargie 3 years ago 2
This version Caligula looks way too old for real one who was young lad. And yes, McDowell was perfect Caligula, sad that movie wasn't perfect...
aure232 3 years ago
I think that this Caligula shits on McDowells.
And remember, it is from the perspective of Claudius.
pscucailin 2 years ago
People became old much quicker in those days, so perhaps it is not that wrong to have chosen John Hurt for the part.
dkfelix 2 years ago
i would loved ot see how Caligula would have been portrayed in HBO's Rome. Would never top John Hurt though, his was an unholy lunacy.
dubzy81 3 years ago 26
That's I good one, now that you mention it I wonder that to???
zeusbark 3 years ago 3
unholy lunacy....very poetic and perfect way to describe it!
MackerelCat 3 years ago 4
@dubzy81 true they need to make a rome hbo with caligula. another good 1 was ancient rome and the guys who played nero was the best scene ever!!! we need to c more of rome empire
paisabombom2133 1 year ago