Miniseries
12 episodes · Sep 20, 1976
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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S1E1A Touch of Murder
Sep 20, 197690mLivia, the scheming wife of Augustus, seeks to disinherit her husband's grand-children in favour of her own son Tiberius.
S1E2Waiting in the Wings
Sep 27, 197655mLivia, wife of Emperor Augustus plots against his daughter Julia and manages to convince him to bring her son Tiberius back from exile.
S1E3What Shall We Do About Claudius?
Oct 4, 197655mLivia 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 the Jews.
S1E4Poison is Queen
Oct 11, 197655mThe 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.
S1E5Some Justice
Oct 18, 197655mAs Augustus learned of Livia's plot against Postumus, she took action which resulted in Tiberius becoming emperor. The situation in the East now threatens Tiberius's position.
S1E6Queen of Heaven
Oct 25, 197655mGermanicus has been murdered in Antioch and his wife Agrippina is convinced Tiberius ordered the killing. Livia has discovered that Caligula helped to poison his father. While Tiberius's perversions have become notorious, his right-hand man Sejanus, commander of the Praetorian Guard, gathers more power for himself, including a marriage alliance with Claudius.
S1E7Reign of Terror
Nov 1, 197655mWith Tiberius retired to Capri, Sejanus plans to tighten his grip on Rome and divorces his wife so he can marry Livilla. But he also has powerful enemies and his attempts to consolidate power set in motion a bloody chain of events.
S1E8Zeus, By Jove!
Nov 8, 197655mClaudius has high hopes of a return to a Republic when Caligula insanely proclaims himself a god and his sister a goddess... but Rome officially accepts his divinity.
S1E9Hail Who?
Nov 15, 197655mCaligula's erratic behaviour continues, as he makes his horse a senator and turns the palace into a brothel. Many in the Praetorian Guard grow to realise that their ruler is insane and, fearing the collapse of Rome itself, believe that something needs to be done.
S1E10Fool's Luck
Nov 22, 197655mClaudius is happily married, while the mad Caligula has been assassinated. To his astonishment, Claudius has been proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard.
S1E11A God in Colchester
Nov 29, 197655mClaudius has ruled wisely for a year with the support of Messalina, whom he deeply loves. Convinced of her devotion, he is totally unaware that she is deceiving him.
S1E12Old King Log
Dec 6, 197655mAlmost at the end of his family history, Claudius' thoughts turn to the future of Rome.