My top three favorite miniseries?? #IClaudius, #LonesomeDove, and #PrideAndPrejudice ('95)

#LiviaDrusilla was born #OnThisDay in 59 BCE; her marriage to Octavian brought her to the pinnacle of power in the new Roman Empire founded by #Augustus; Siân Phillips played #Livia brilliantly in the 1976 series #IClaudius:

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livia

🪷 Born 30 January 58 BC: Livia, wife of Augustus Caesar, was not the Wicked Witch of Rome, rather a victim of misogynist male historians, says this biography: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/01/this... She was portrayed by #SiânPhillips in the BBC series #IClaudius. Watch: youtu.be/TsUThgpC_rg 🪷

🪷 #JohnHurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was iconic in many roles ( #DrWho!) but especially as #Caligula in #IClaudius & #QuentinCrisp (a saint of #Antinous) in film/TV. 🪷

Livia & Augustus (I, Claudius): Episode 1. A Touch of Murder.

It wouldn't be Christmas without a touch of murder #IClaudius

🪷 Roman Emperor Tiberius was born on 16 November 42 BC. In the classic BBC TV series #IClaudius, which premiered on 20 September 1976, #Tiberius (played by #GeorgeBaker) wears the armour cuirass depicted on the Augustus of Prima Porta marble statue. 🪷

012.7 | 24 BC - 54 AD: I, Claudius:
Uhm also, Sian Phillips, John Hurt, Patrick Stewart, Margaret Tyzack, wtf AMAZINGG!!!!!

Hot take: #GOT wishes it could be #IClaudius, ironic even with spending all that money, it never will…

#FilmSky #MovieSky #ClassicFilms

I very carefully did not read #IClaudius until AFTER my Leaving because you do not want to mix up your Tacitus, your Suetonius and your Graves

In #IClaudius, Germanicus keeps finding his name written on the walls of his house with one more letter removed each day til he died

From PBS series "I, Claudius" Patricia Quinn as Livilla and Patrick Steward as Sejanus

#OnThisDay in 31, with control of Praetorians taken over by Macro, Sejanus was arrested and executed on the order of Tiberius.
Image: Patrick Stewart as Sejanus and Patricia Quinn (Magenta in Rocky Horror Picture Show) as Livilla. #IClaudius
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Happy birthday Guy Siner, born October 16, 1947.

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. #TodayInNerdHistory #October16 #guysiner #alloallo #StarTrek #StarWars #Babylon5 #DoctorWho #Seinfeld #YouRangMlord #Iclaudius #StarTrekEnterprise #Birthday #History #News #OTD #FYP #nerd .

🪷 The ambitious BBC series "I, Claudius" premiered on 20 September 1976. #IClaudius 🪷

“Doesn’t anyone in this city ever say anything that isnt vicious or treasonable?!” - Tiberius

#iclaudius

#tvsky #iclaudius #bbc

q: what's the best tv show of all time?
me: I, Claudius. reasons:
-great performances, razor sharp writing
-seemingly unadaptable source
-brilliant production design on a budget & tight schedule
-raw & disturbing, yet darkly funny
-truly unique antihero
-worst family ever #tvsky #iclaudius #bbc

Robert Graves English writer, soldier and historian Robert Graves was BOTD in 1985. Born in London to a prominent Irish family, his father Alfred Graves was a leading poet in the Gaelic literary revival of the l…

English writer, soldier and historian Robert Graves, whose lustrous literary career spanned WWI war poetry, Greek myths and the highly successful novel “I, Claudius”, was BOTD in 1985. #robertgraves #iclaudius #supergays #bornonthisday

🪷 Born 13 July 1940: Happy 85th birthday to Sir #PatrickStewart, who played #Sejanus in #IClaudius with a swagger, a wink, a wry smirk, and a curly toupée, as he made a memorable screen exit in profile with camera close-up. Watch: youtu.be/WDwC7YH-1jM #Picard #StarTrek 🪷

🪷 Born 13 July 1940: Happy 85th birthday to Sir #PatrickStewart, who played #Sejanus in #IClaudius with a swagger, a wink, a wry smirk, and a curly toupée, as he made a memorable screen exit in profile with camera close-up. Watch: youtu.be/WDwC7YH-1jM #Picard #StarTrek 🪷

You may know him as "Sir Patrick Stewart" #IClaudius

Update.

I tried the bbc edit of the episode and was very confused.

Tonight I watched the unedited first episode and I am in love.

#IClaudius

Livia

Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips was born in Wales #OnThisDay in 1933; #SiânPhillips played Livia in an unforgettable performance in #IClaudius (1976) for which she won the 1977 BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress; here's episode 6:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsSg...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si%C3%A...

🪷 Happy Birthday #SiânPhillips born 14 May 1933. Empress of stage/screen/TV. As in BBC's #IClaudius. Watch: youtu.be/TsUThgpC_rg 🪷

every time I see #NoKings! post, I remember this scene & get a smirk

#EmpiresSpawnEmperors

#IClaudius

More 2025 reading. #books #reading #LessonsinChemistry #IClaudius #Lockwoodandco #AlastairReynolds #sf

In the opening credits of the 1976 drama "I, Claudius", a dark serpent slithers from the left over a colourful mosaic. The mosaic depicts the emperor Claudius and resembles actor Derek Jacobi. It also resembles Aziraphale.

After reading a post about Derek Jacobi earlier today, I decided to re-watch "I, Claudius". Wouldn't you know it, there's a serpent and an Aziraphale-like mosaic in the opening titles...there's no escaping them, is there? 😇🐍
#GoodOmens #IClaudius

First books read in 2025. A great start to the year. #SamanthaShannon #BeckyChambers #IClaudius #books #reading

Warnings From History.

We are living increasingly precedented times without heeding past lessons.

#bbc #iclaudius #oneclavdivs #johnhurt #derekjacobi #georgebaker #succession #coup #historylessons #robertgraves