The Rivals

Professor Catharine Edwards explores the dramatic lives of two women at the heart of power in 1st-century imperial Rome. One is Messalina, whose scandalous reputation lives on 2,000 years after her bloody and dramatic death. The other is Agrippina - sister of Caligula, wife of Claudius and mother of Nero - an extraordinary woman who was not only a skilled and ambitious politician but also a murderer and ultimately a murder victim.

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  • Originally Aired June 5, 2013
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Production Code b022bbkr
  • Network BBC One
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Name Type Role
Elliott Gerner Director