Shakespeare’s Hamlet shows King Claudius as the main cause of Hamlet’s downfall. Claudius begins by secretly murdering Hamlet ...

Rome and its emperors are with us still. What are the “Hunger Games” but a modern version of the gladiator fights-to-the-death with which the emperors pacified unruly citizens? If television had ...

Riverdale isn't done introducing mysterious new characters yet. Wednesday night's new episode brought a deceptively familiar face back into town when it appeared that Clifford Blossom had returned ...

When I, Claudius aired in 1976, it redefined historical drama. BBC’s low-budget masterpiece brought the decadence, intrigue, and cruelty of ancient Rome to vivid life through sharp writing and ...

Last week on Riverdale, Cheryl Blossom was stunned to discover that her late father had a twin brother, Claudius. However, Uncle Claudius might not be who he claims to be. Last week’s episode ...

Just when it seemed that the citizens of Riverdale would be able to sleep soundly without fear of a serial killer roaming around, the Black Hood came bursting back onto the Riverdale scene. Betty ...

Disfigured, awkward and clumsy, Claudius (10 BC – 54 AD / Reigned 41 – 54 AD) was the black sheep of his family and an unlikely emperor. Once in place, he was fairly successful, but his poor taste in ...

Those who criticize President Biden as “too old” or “slow” or “confused” might learn something from the very similar treatment of the Roman emperor Claudius. Claudius, who ruled from 41 to 54 CE, was ...

All of this means we are in a golden age of television, as I pompously inform my parents whenever they persuade me to leave the sofa. I have to binge watch all of these shows, I say. What if I go to a ...