Caligula's Spawn / Caligula - následnice - Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus Claudius (Caligula's sucessor) and the fourth emperor of Rome, following Augustus, Tiberius and the infamous Caligula. Because he stammered and had a clubfoot, Claudius was lightly regarded until he was made emperor the successor of Caligula following Caligula's murder in the year 41. (According to legend, members of the Praetorian Guard installed Claudius on the throne after finding him cowering behind a palace curtain.) Despite his reputation as a feeble man, Claudius proved to be a sturdy emperor; he is particularly remembered for conquering and colonizing Britain, and for improving the civil administration of Rome. Claudius died in 54 A.D. under mysterious circumstances; many historians believe he was poisoned by his wife, Agrippina, so that her son Nero would become emperor. Claudius had a spawn new fame when historian Robert Graves published his landmark historical novel I, Claudius in 1934. 1976 miniseries “I, Claudius.” The book was made into a popular BBC film of the 1970s, with actor Derek Jacobi playing Claudius... Claudius was the nephew of Tiberius and the brother of the soldier Germanicus. The film is bound with heat, Orgies and a lot of sex and lesbian scenes with beautiful slaves in ancient Rome! Depicting the perversions of Caligula with Dozens of attractive slaves at the mercy of perverse emporer caligula. Emperor Claudius - (Caligula's sucessor) With the death of Caligula and the bad experience's of his rule behind them, many senators considered exchanging rule by dynasty for the return to a republic. While the Senate discussed this possibility, the Praetorian Guard -- an institution of violence -- searched for a credible successor to Caligula. The guardsmen found him in Caligula's uncle, Claudius, the brother of Germanicus and a familiar figure within Augustus' family. Claudius rewarded the Guard with money for their support. There was a spawn of discussions in the Senate about the problems of succession and a republic came to an end, affecting Europe into modern times. Claudius (Caligula's sucessor) Caligula "Whores, whores, my empire for a whore!" Nero committed suicide in 68 A.D. Then you have to skip over a dozen or so more emperors before you hit Marcus Aurelius (121-180) and Commodus (161-192), who were major players in both 1964’s “The Fall of the Roman Empire” and 2000’s “Gladiator.” Alec Guinness, lena, Richard Harris played Aurelius, Christopher Plummer and Joaquin Phoenix played Commodus in the films.