The Caesars (TV series)

"The Caesars" is a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1968.

The series, made in black-and-white and written and produced by Philip Mackie, covered similar dramatic territory to the later BBC adaptation of "I, Claudius", dealing with the lives of the emperors of Ancient Rome. The series differs from "I Claudius" and the often sensationalist depictions of historical characters in that series and attempts to portray more realistic and understandable reasons for the main characters actions and motives.

The major cast included:
*Roland Culver as Augustus
*Eric Flynn as Germanicus
*André Morell as Tiberius
*Barrie Ingham as Sejanus
*Ralph Bates as Caligula
*Freddie Jones as Claudius
*Sonia Dresdel as Livia
*Nicola Pagett as Messalina

"The Caesars" was released on DVD (Region 2, UK) by Network in April 2006.

External links

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* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Caesars-Complete-Disc-Set/dp/B000EWOO3I The Caesars - The Complete Series (2 Disc Set) [1968]