# Episode CXC - I, Augustus (with Brian Blessed)

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Podcast: [Emperors of Rome](https://stenobird.com/podcast/emperors-of-rome-1057029)
Published: 2022-05-26T12:19:35+00:00
Episode link: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/marketing/assets/podcasts/emperors/220526-brian-blessed.mp3
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Duration seconds: 1692

## Resource

Brian Blessed is a treasured British actor who for our purposes will fondly be remembered for his iconic role as Emperor Augustus in the 1976 BBC television series I, Claudius. Brian dominated the screen with his performance and we were very lucky to get the chance to speak to him. Now funding on Kickstarter: Agricola (the podcast miniseries) . Guests: Brian Blessed Dr Rhiannon Evans (Associate Professor in Classics and Ancient History at La Trobe University).

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