“I, Claudius” was a wonderful BBC series based on Robert Graves’s book series. In one scene, the Emperor Tiberius finds out the head of the Praetorian Guard Sejanus has been plotting against him. His dissolute successor Caligula, wonderfully played by John Hurt, has the best lines:
Published in GeneralTiberius: She poisoned him with the help of Sejanus. And now they plot to assassinate me.
Caligula: People really are despicable.
Tiberius: The point is, how to arrest him. He controls the Guard. Four thousand of them. All loyal to him … not to me. His loyal servants, not mine. Castor warned me. I wouldn’t listen to him.
Claudius: Well, is there n-n-no one among them you can trust? No m-man of integrity?
Tiberius: Not that I know of.
Caligula: Isn’t that a terrible comment on our times, Uncle? On the other hand, if you can’t find a man of integrity, I always say look for a man of ambition. Find a dog who’ll eat a dog.
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