I Claudius episode 12 (3/6) "Old King Log"

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[dionnebregent]

Caractacus's speech to, and pardon by the Roman Senate is attested by numerous Roman historians, including Tacitus. You can disagree with the way it is presented here, but you cannot deny its historical reality and dismiss it as modern English nationalism.

[frtw4428]

Wonderful segment around 0:25-0:35 where Claudius writes about Agripinilla and Nero being loathesome and slimy (and their expressions afterwards!). He deliberately left that wrtiing there just for them to read and piss them off! Hilarious!

[lobo65ish]

There are plans within plans.......does life ever change?

[95hobbes]

why does caractacus have such a weird hairstyle as does his family? o.o i never got that D:

[cleander180]

@kybelian Absolute rubbish. The anti-Lincoln sentiment comes from seeing a man who trashed the constitution- illegaly suspending habeus corpus etc- and has his picture in every school; he was an evil tyrant - the states DID have the right to seceed as Jefferson as president noted when parts of New England wished to. If you think slavery was the cause of the war you are deluded - Lincoln is on record as saying that he wanted to deport blacks and deny them the same status as white men.

[cleander180]

I know Severus reestablished the guard and didn't slaughter them - he could have done so.

[cleander180]

Robert Graves' fictional characterization of Claudius as an essentially benign man with a keen intelligence has tended to dominate the wider public's view of this emperor. Close study of the sources, however, reveals a somewhat different kind of man. In addition to his scholarly and cautious nature, he had a cruel streak, as suggested by his addiction to gladiatorial games and his fondness for watching his defeated opponents executed.

[lizbrennerurrutia]

@dionnebregent  I Agree with your view.

[SleepWhenIamDead]

...omg, Nero is SO fond of Octavia.....I can tell...

[Soundfrequency]

Congratulations Britannicus, for ruining everything ever.