I, Claudius Wavs The family of young Claudius cries out at the spectacle of eagles in aerial battle over a wolf cub. Domitius reads the portent of the eagles that have fought over the wolf cub they then dropped into Claudius' lap. From the above - Claudius' sister Livilla: "Claudius as 'Protector of Rome'! I hope I shall be dead by then!" Claudius' mother Antonia: "Go to your room! You shall have nothing to eat for the rest of the day!" Claudius' grandmother, the Empress Livia: "Does Lucius (her grandson) know you're plowing his mother's furrow with such ferocious skill and energy?" Livia: "(Laughs) Oh, you've a mighty high opinion of yourself, haven't you?" Livia: "Do you imagine that I would stoop to buying you off when I could swat you like a fly if I wanted to?" Livia: "Hold your tongue. I will tell you what I want and you will provide it." The historian Pollio gives Claudius the advice that will henceforth guide his behavior throughout his life. From the above - Pollio: "Look here, Claudius, I'll give you some good advice." Pollio: "It's a pleasure to talk to you, my boy, I must find Livy!" Augustus Caesar raves about Quinctilius Varus' loss of the Imperial Eagles (atop Roman standards) to Cherusci tribes in the military debacle of Tuetoburg Forest. From the above - "Those damn barbarians have got my eagles!" From the same - "Quinctilius Varus, WHERE ARE MY EAGLES?" A RealVideo clip of Livia's chilling address to the gladiators about to perform at games held in the honor of her son Drusu Nero Germanicus, father of Claudius. From the above - Livia begins her address to the gladiators. From the same - Livia continues her address, warning against "kiss-in-the-ring stuff". From the same - a classic moment: "These games are being degraded by the increasing use of professional tricks to stay alive - and I won't have it!" From the same - Livia warns the gladiators that they will be sent "to the mines in Numidia" if they do not meet her demands. A RealVideo clip of another classic moment: Senjanus' interrogation of Asinius Gallus. From the above, the interrogation begins. From the same, Sejanus tries a soft touch with Gallus after having him roughed up. An excerpt from from the above - Gallus: "A song sung by every small town corrupt policeman, which is what you are, and what you should have stayed!" The interrogation continues as Gallus delivers a cutting speech of great depth and stirring insight in the midst of being beaten into unconciousness to Sejanus. From the above, Gallus cites Sejanus as an example of "a small mind allied to unlimited ambition". From the same, Gallus refers to Sejanus as "the putrifaction that spreads after death" with regard to the corruption of Roman rule. From the same, Gallus delivers the unforgettable line "You're a lesson in history to me, Sejanus - proving, that above all, manking needs its sense of SMELL!" before slipping into unconciousness. Sejanus orders he be brought round to continue his interrogation. A RealVideo clip of Caligula's ascension to the Emperorship, just prior to the revelation that the previous Emperor, Tiberius, wasn't quite dead yet. The above in .wav format. From the above - Macro: "Gentleman, gentleman, gentleman, I'm sure there's been some sort of mistake!" A RealVideo clip of Caligula's second, and final, ascension to the Emperorship. The above in .wav format. Claudius reports to Drusilla and Herod the "metamorphosis" of Caligula into a god. From the above - Claudius to Herod: "My friend, this could be the best thing that ever happened to us!" Macro announces to the Senate and city officials the "metamorphosis" of Caligula into a god. The above in .wav format. From the above - Macro announces that Caligula has become a god. From the same - Macro declares that "although He (Caligula) is now a God, he is still the same loveable young man we've alway's known", and that He has "decided, for convenience, retain his mortal form - oh, and by the way, his sister Drusilla has become a goddess." Senator Lentilus: "Gentleman - posterity will envy us!" Herod: "Posterity will call you an ass, you idiot!" Caligula recounts to Cassius the progress of his argument with a river god. Caligula: "O, by Jove! Which is always to say 'by Myself'!" From the above, the sound of Caligula laughing. A RealVideo clip of Caligula's return to Rome, fresh from the German and "Neptunian" fronts. From the above, Caligula addresses the Senate and city officials. From the same, Caligula displays the booty won from battle with Neptune. Excerpt from the above - Caligula: "Show them our booty!" Excerpt from the same - Caligula: "He-he-he won't take me on again in a hurry!" From the same RealVideo file as the above - Caligula prepares to decapitate each member of the reception delegation. From the above - Caligula: "That won't save you!" Another classic moment - Caligula in drag summons a pre-dawn viewing of his own choreographic production of "The Dance of Dawn". The above in .wav format. Caligula invites the racehorse-come-senator Incitatus to Claudius' wedding. The above in .wav format. From the same as the above - Caligula: "Let the auspices be taken." The penultimate moment of the series - a reluctant Claudius addresses the Senators on his conditions for becoming Emperor of Rome. From the above, the Imperial Fanfare. From the same, Claudius begins his address. From the same, Claudius parries the objections of the Senate. From the same, Claudius answers the final Senatorial objection with his most noble moment in the series. An excerpt from the above - Claudius winningly answers the accusation that he is "half-witted". An excerpt from the same as the above - Claudius: "Evidently, quality of wits is more important than quality". From the same RealVideo clip as the above, Claudius concludes his address to the Senators. From the same, Claudius: "Now you may all leave my house!" Claudius justifies to Herod his writing a true history of his family - for the benefit of his dead friends. Herod gives Claudius some good advice - advice as much for dealing with people such as himself as anyone else. From the above - Herod: "Trust no one, my friend - no one." Claudius' advisors Pallas and Narcissus argue the price of corn in relation to the Emperor's plans for a new harbor. From the above - Narcissus: "But that is sheer sophistry - one cannot argue with you!" Claudius: "Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out." Claudius: "(Quietly & laughing) Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud...hatch out!" A RealVideo clip of Claudius' last address to the Senate. An excerpt from the above, Claudius makes a cryptic reference to "something" he has done to ensure that all the great people he had known "will all live again". A RealVideo clip of the death of the Emperor Claudius. From the above, Sybill helps prepare Claudius for the final journey after death. An excerpt from the above, Sybill: "It's time to go, Claudius. The Ferryman is waiting." From the same RealVideo clip, Sybill bids Claudius "Fare-Well".