Another viewpoint

[iwannabeaudra]

"A cousin of mine was once riding on business from Jerusalem to Jericho.  He came upon a poor Jew lying wounded and naked in the hot sun by the roadside.  He had been set upon by bandits.  My cousin cleansed his wounds and bound them up as best he could and then took him on his beast to the nearest inn, where he paid in advance for his room and his

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hoorah!

[notenufair]

my first introduction to Claudius was with PBS' "I, Claudius" in the seventies ( i think) and was also my intro to derek jacoby (whom i adore).

fabulous history, that.

i've also watched every episode of "rome" with baited breath. but i think the show's been cancelled. le *sigh*

i use the telly versions to spur me on to do actual research about the situations. which is how i started reading about RUS and Vikings and Russians and Icelanders, recently. fun.