tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post7665318044194943905..comments2024-03-25T07:54:22.672+00:00Comments on Pop Classics: I, Claudius: Hail Who?Juliettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-85604508453775534922017-04-12T19:20:42.315+01:002017-04-12T19:20:42.315+01:00Caligula's wife, Caesonia, is also the Sibyl.Caligula's wife, Caesonia, is also the Sibyl.Applemaskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02600323016649904045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-56898206135297635672014-07-09T15:27:24.121+01:002014-07-09T15:27:24.121+01:00I like the thinking that suggests Caligula was mor...I like the thinking that suggests Caligula was more like a spoilt child (when clearly he was) with a warped sense of humour, rather than a madmen.<br /><br />It's more likely that because he threatened and bullied the senators, rather than work with them as Augustus and to a certain extent, Tiberius had done before, he got an unusually bad press. Incitatus becoming a Consul was as you have said more likely an empty threat such as 'My race horse could do a better job'.<br /><br />Nevertheless, John Hurt was great as Caligula and very much took over he villain role from Sian Phillips.Shade2https://www.blogger.com/profile/12328041673757681584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-81199502287391388472011-09-11T17:02:08.193+01:002011-09-11T17:02:08.193+01:00Lol, perhaps that was it!Lol, perhaps that was it!Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-79798426250990406112011-09-11T02:04:44.882+01:002011-09-11T02:04:44.882+01:00I wonder if Incitatus being a senator is a nod to ...I wonder if Incitatus being a senator is a nod to the fact that they say he only thought of making it a consul? If he only thought of making it a consul then maybe he did make it a senator!Zoroasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-53319917133771739272009-12-17T14:09:43.772+00:002009-12-17T14:09:43.772+00:00and she certainly manages to make up for it. I thi...and she certainly manages to make up for it. I think the next episode is home to the sexual partners competition...<br /><br />Nice post! I like this episode, although I must concede I hold no sympathy for Hurt's Caligula whatsoever, although I agree that Hurt is great in the role.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07163305215867955394noreply@blogger.com