I, Claudius Season 1 - Episode 1 Link

Powerful but easily manipulated by Livia’s domestic "advice."

I, Claudius (1976) – Episode 1: "A Touch of Murder" The series opens in 54 AD with an elderly, frail Emperor Claudius. He is writing his secret history, fearing his wife Agrippina intends to poison him. He reflects on his family’s past to explain how he became the unlikely survivor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. I, Claudius Season 1 - Episode 1

Morose and reluctant, he feels like a pawn in his mother’s grand design. Morose and reluctant, he feels like a pawn

Augustus maintains the illusion of a Republic while wielding absolute power. The deadliest threats to the Roman elite come

Marcus Agrippa, Augustus’s loyal general, resents the young and arrogant Marcellus.

The deadliest threats to the Roman elite come from within their own dining rooms.

Livia manipulates Augustus into marrying his daughter Julia to Marcellus to solidify the succession.