I'm talking about the emperor Claudius, who is the titular character of the book reviewed this time around. Sadly, the thing I recall off the top of my head about this book, seeing as it has been some time since I actually read it, is sitting in the drive-thru line at Arby's, waiting to get a bite to eat, and listening to the scene in which Roman prisoners are in the wicker man effigy. I don't know what's worse. Listening to fictional people begging for their lives before being burned to death, or the price of Arby's food vs. what you get for your money. Probably the former, but I still recall the whole situation distastefully.
Book Review: Claudius
But to lighten the mood, here is some Twelve Tasks of Asterix. It's a cartoon that depicts the constant struggle between the Gauls and the Romans, with a humorous take on it. In this particular movie, our heroes Asterix and Obelix have been challenged by Julius Caesar to complete twelve tasks and prove that they are gods, and by so doing, Rome will stop bothering them and leave them in peace. The scene here is one of those tasks. I didn't truly get it, as a kid when I first saw this, but having experienced bureaucracy as an adult... Oi vey.
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