I, Claudius

tv show

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12 total episodes

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1 seasons

Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out.

First Aired September 20, 1976

Overview

Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.

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Poison is Queen

Season 1 - Episode 4 - 1h 55m

Air Date

October 11, 1976

Overview

The Imperial Army on the Rhine has been wiped out and Tiberius sent to avenge the defeat, followed later by Germanicus. Livia has discredited Postumus, who has been banished. Augustus has been feeling unwell, but is avoiding suspicions of poisoning by eating figs from his own garden.