I Claudius episode 8 (3/6) "Zeus by Jove"

Thanks to all for being patient, here is the 8th episode of the series "I Claudius"

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• Claudius
• Caligula
• mesalina
• murder
• mother
• suicide
• herod
• rome
• emperor
• cesar
• zeus
• by
• jove
• crazy
• insane
• god

[nolaughingmatter]

"How could I not know you're a god, how could I be so blind?!?!"

"Well, I'm still in mortal disguise, how could that help you?"

LOL

[Hypatia4242]

"He's become a god. Oh, your a god too.

We are not."

An innovative class system.

[Grubbo]

This is one of my favorite scenes in television history. Hurt is so utterly fantastic as the mad Caligula (and funny in a scary sort of way.) Equally great is Jacobi trying to placate and appease him as the "foolish" Claudius. Such a wonderful, brilliant scene, and each time I watch "I, Claudius" I look forward it. Classic!

[koolbens1991]

"He wants to see you. He's become a god. Oh, you're a god too." Looks to Herod. "We're not."

[alexlancer11]

Love this part must have watched this whole thing about 20 time on my dad's DVD set.

[3baxcb]

@Memoria777 They didn't, Tiberius nurtured them through his paranoia and ambitions for his own family.

[redbayly]

@desertswo Julia the younger was the daughter of Agustus and Scribonia's daughter, she like Julia the elder was banished for adultery and Augustus ordered the illegitimate child of Julia the younger to be exposed.

[fuzzystar56]

RAWRRRR. I'm quite upset that Livilla's gone. )=<

[talamioros]

Claudius is really fast on the uptake. Admirable reflexes...

[JESSJUSTJESS]

Claudius needed all his wits to survive the lunacy before him.

[Memoria777]

@desertswo Such a detailed answer! Thank you, but many people believe there's more to a person's personality than genetics (hard point to argue when discussing a family). Altho that could be a possible reason due to all the inbreeding that goes on. Didn't/doesn't England's royal family have a genetic disposition for a medical condition that causes temporary insanity. I vaguely remember about that from the movie "The Madness of King George".

[desertswo]

By the way, if one wonders why so many people have the same of similar names, the Romans, brilliant as they were, weren't very creative when it came to naming themselves. E.g. If Gaius Julius Caesar has a daughter, she is known as "Julia." If he has another, she is "Julia Minor" or perhaps "Julilla." A third daughter might be cognomenated simply, "Tertia" as she is the "third" daughter. Pretty boring lot in that respect.