READERS of Robert Graves’s I, Claudius will remember that that book ended with the assassination of Caligula and the election by the army of Claudius as emperor. Claudius the God is not so much a ...

HBO is remaking the classic miniseries “I, Claudius” for sometime in 2013, according to reports over the weekend. The TV series first aired in 1976 starring Derek Jacobi as Claudius and became one of ...

In 1934, English poet and historian Robert Graves electrified the literary world with his novel I, Claudius, which along with its 1935 sequel Claudius The God told the story of nearly 100 years of the ...

In a city rife with backstabbers, an overlooked member of Rome’s ruling family plays dumb to stay alive and unwittingly becomes the most powerful man on earth. Robert Graves’ brilliant novel has been ...

The series has a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Disfigured, awkward and clumsy, Claudius (10 BC – 54 AD / Reigned 41 – 54 AD) was the black sheep of his family and an unlikely emperor. Once in place, he was fairly successful, but his poor taste in ...