tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post5998202861741188686..comments2024-03-14T09:48:52.828+00:00Comments on Pop Classics: I, Claudius: A Touch of MurderJuliettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-21483728595805941562009-06-01T21:47:40.321+01:002009-06-01T21:47:40.321+01:00That's true, Suetonius isn't all muck ang gossip, ...That's true, Suetonius isn't all muck ang gossip, especially on Julius and Augustus. And Tacitus has some things to answer for as far as I, Claudius goes as well!<br /><br />Will check out Age of Bronze, thanks!Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-27497225918623216452009-06-01T20:25:29.551+01:002009-06-01T20:25:29.551+01:00Brian Blessed... excuse BRIAN BLESSED looks so wro...Brian Blessed... excuse BRIAN BLESSED looks so wrong without a beard. Anyway, this truly is a wonderful series and the acting is unbeatable.<br /><br />Suetonius gets a bit of a bad rap, especially as a gossip. His rather odd approach of lumping everything on a topic together, rather than approaching things chronologically can make him look like the worst tabloid thanks to the huge heap of naughty bits all at once. You get this business of "As an adolescent he diddled slaves, as a young man he had it off with everybody's wives, several years later, he did a few kinky things and then as an old man he retired to his villa and sank into unspeakable lusts." Spread out over a whole lifetime, it wouldn't stand out so much. We should also remeber that at least for the lives of Caesar and Augustus, Suetonius had access to the imperial records.<br /><br />In your very first post, you mentioned that somebody ought to do the whole Trojan Cycle as a comic book. It is being done. Check out age-of-bronze.com. The author/artist tries very hard to stick to Bronze Age themes, clothing, etc.DemetriosXnoreply@blogger.com