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Hey! Finti is a BBC classics man! Either that or a Roert Graves fan. Or both.
Actually, not that many Roman Emperors became Gods (officially, anyway). It was normally done at the request of the Senate, rather than the Emperors, who tended to find it all rathyer embarassing, in order to improve relations with foreign dominions, who liked a good god to worship.
Caligula actually DID seek Godhood, and awarded it to himself. But he was totally nuts. Being named after a sandle does that to you.
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I`ve got cable and that includes BBC prime. Claudius was an excellent serie.
Caligula; talking about decadence, perverted guy at least he was in the movie. It was a good thing CCCClaudius took over after Caligula`s assasination. They loved killing their leaders in good old Rome.
RC what joke?