When I, Claudius aired in 1976, it redefined historical drama. BBC’s low-budget masterpiece brought the decadence, intrigue, and cruelty of ancient Rome to vivid life through sharp writing and ...

Livia has engineered the downfall of Julia, who has been banished. Tiberius is recalled to Rome and is joint heir with Postumus. Poor stumbling, stuttering Claudius finds a friend in Herod, king of ...