Bridge&Tunnel JeffIf you've watched "I, Claudius" and were in awe of Livia played by the amazing Siân Phillips, you might want to watch this interview from earlier this year.
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Antinous the Gay God🪷 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: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/01/this-biography-says-livia-was-not.html She was portrayed by #SiânPhillips in the BBC series #IClaudius. Watch: https://youtu.be/TsUThgpC_rg 🪷
🪷 24 January 41 AD, #Caligula was assassinated, setting a dangerous precedent which later emperors dreaded. In the BBC's #IClaudius #JohnHurt is Caligula. His successor #Claudius, who literally stumbles onto the slain body, is #DerekJacobi. Watch: https://youtu.be/Z0IW157-ElI 🪷
🪷 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. 🪷
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I, Clavdivs is the best TV program of ANY age with Life on Mars a close second.
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#IClaudius
I, Clavdivs is the best TV program of ANY age with Life on Mars a close second.
#JustSaying #TV
#IClaudius
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(That's Barbara Young for those who use the I, Claudius method of remembering Roman history.) 😉
#Roman #history #Romans #IClaudius
(That's Barbara Young for those who use the I, Claudius method of remembering Roman history.) 😉
#Roman #history #Romans #IClaudius
🪷 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 🪷https://youtube.com/watch?v=WDwC7YH-1jM&si=JUXDVLXQweMTUPEQ
Sejanus (Picard) finally gets it
🪷 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 🪷
HezTaking a break from #Sopranos S1 to bring myself up to speed on the companion podcast, #TalkingSopranos hosted by Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa. If you remember my #IClaudius rewatch in mid-January, you’ll know why I fist-pumped when I heard that David Chase purposely named Tony’s mother after tarantula queen Livia in that incredible show. Love getting all this context (even from a 5 year old podcast). And Stevie Van Zandt (Silvio) was one of the finalists for the role of Tony! Who knew?!
((Jann Gobble)) 🏳️🌈