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** One of Marjora's outfits is an exact copy of a dress worn by Livia in the BBC miniseries I, Claudius, from which the episode takes its name.
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** One of Marjora's outfits is an exact copy of a dress worn by Livia in the BBC miniseries I, Claudius, ''Series/IClaudius'', from which the episode takes its name.
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* TokenGoodTeammate[=/=]WhiteSheep: Lisandra is the only family member who was never driven by power or greed and warns Obeseus of her brother Bartigula's corruption.
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* WhiteSheep: Lisandra is the only family member who was never driven by power or greed and warns Obeseus of her brother Bartigula's corruption.
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* EndOfAnEra: This is the final episode to feature the RunningGag of Homer strangling Bart, which would be quietly retired after this point. Fittingly, it sees the joke taken to its logical conclusion, when Obeseus kills his son by strangling him to death in a MutualKill.
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* {{Understatement}}: Lamenting the mistakes he's made over his lifetime, Obeseus (while holding his son's dead body after OffingTheOffspring) describes himself as a "less-than-perfect father."
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* {{Understatement}}: Lamenting the mistakes he's made over his lifetime, Obeseus (while holding his son's dead body after OffingTheOffspring) describes himself as a "less-than-perfect father.""
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* AnimalMotif: Due to his history as a farmer turned slave, Homer is given the epithet "The Ox" in reference to his strength and unskilled battle style.
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* AnimalMotif: AnimalMotifs: Due to his history as a farmer turned slave, Homer is given the epithet "The Ox" in reference to his strength and unskilled battle style.
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* AGodAmI: After a series of failures as Emperor, Bartigula doesn't resign but instead promotes himself to God and promptly throws his father in prison for "blasphemy" when he attempts to resist.
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-->'''[[DamnedByAFoolsPraise Cletus]]:''' He was born rich, so he got to be good at business.
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-->'''[[DamnedByAFoolsPraise Cletus]]:''' He was born rich, so he got to gotta be good at business.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: While most of the present-day Simpsons discuss the story they just heard as a historical narrative with a moral about their own situation, Bart simply wonders, "Did anyone else think it was weird that Dad killed me?"
-->'''Homer:''' Don't blame me, blame your mother!
-->'''Homer:''' Don't blame me, blame your mother!
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After over 30 years of the RunningGag of Homer cartoonishly and harmlessly strangling Bart, his Ancient Roman analogue, Obeseus, strangles his son Bartigula in the same fashion and [[CerebusCallBack actually kills him]].
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After over 30 years of the RunningGag of Homer cartoonishly and harmlessly strangling Bart, his Ancient Roman analogue, Obeseus, strangles his son Bartigula in the same fashion and [[CerebusCallBack actually kills him]].him.
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* TheUnfavourite: When Marjora sees her husband and son dead, she declares her ambition has killed her entire family and drinks poison. When Lisandra asks her dying mother what about herself, Marjora tells Lisandra that "they never really clicked."
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* TheUnfavourite: When Marjora sees her husband and son dead, she declares her ambition has killed her entire family and drinks poison. When Lisandra asks her dying mother what about herself, Marjora tells Lisandra that "they never really clicked."
* {{Understatement}}: Lamenting the mistakes he's made over his lifetime, Obeseus (while holding his son's dead body after OffingTheOffspring) describes himself as a "less-than-perfect father."
* {{Understatement}}: Lamenting the mistakes he's made over his lifetime, Obeseus (while holding his son's dead body after OffingTheOffspring) describes himself as a "less-than-perfect father."
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After over 30 years of the RunningGag of Homer cartoonishly and harmlessly strangling Bart, his Ancient Roman analogue, Obeseus, strangles his son Bartigula in the same fashion and [[CerebusCallBack actually kills him]].
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After over 30 years of the RunningGag of Homer cartoonishly and harmlessly strangling Bart, his Ancient Roman analogue, Obeseus, strangles his son Bartigula in the same fashion and [[CerebusCallBack actually kills him]].
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Obeseus says he can't be blamed for the way Bartigula turned out as [[ParentalNeglect he never spent any time with him at all]].
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After over 30 years of the RunningGag of Homer cartoonishly and harmlessly strangling Bart, his Ancient Roman analogue, Obeseus, strangles his son Bartigula in the same fashion and [[CerebusCallBack actually kills him]].
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* {{Trumplica}}: Bartigula is this via [[TheCaligula The (Original) Caligula]].
-->'''[[DamnedByAFoolsPraise Cletus]]:''' He was born rich, so he got to be good at business.
-->'''[[DamnedByAFoolsPraise Cletus]]:''' He was born rich, so he got to be good at business.
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* ContinuityNod: Obeseus' nickname in the arena is "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E9MrPlow Mr. Plow]]," which comes from his technique of dragging his opponents through the dirt like a plowing ox.
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** Obeseus' nickname in the arena is "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E9MrPlow Mr. Plow]]," which comes from his technique of dragging his opponents through the dirt like a plowingox.ox.
** The [[FollowTheBouncingBall bouncing Ralph Wiggum head]] calls back "New Kids on the Blecch."
** Obeseus' nickname in the arena is "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E9MrPlow Mr. Plow]]," which comes from his technique of dragging his opponents through the dirt like a plowing
** The [[FollowTheBouncingBall bouncing Ralph Wiggum head]] calls back "New Kids on the Blecch."
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* AmbitionIsEvil: Majora’s FatalFlaw. No matter how many sacrifices Obeseus make (even betraying his oath to free his slave friends and taking their merit for a invention that made him rich again), she was never satisfied and always wanted more power, which in turn didn’t stop his son Bartigula from becoming a terrible tyrant. This hunger for power ultimately cost the life of his husband and son as they kill each other in a bloody battle. Lampshaded by Homer:
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* AmbitionIsEvil: Majora’s Marjora’s FatalFlaw. No matter how many sacrifices Obeseus make (even betraying his oath to free his slave friends and taking their merit for a invention that made him rich again), she was never satisfied and always wanted more power, which in turn didn’t stop his son Bartigula from becoming a terrible tyrant. This hunger for power ultimately cost the life of his husband and son as they kill each other in a bloody battle. Lampshaded by Homer:
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* BigNo: Majora utters a big no after Obeseus strangles Bartigula to death.
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* BigNo: Majora Marjora utters a big no after Obeseus strangles Bartigula to death.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Merchandise based on the episode list the names of Burns's and Lisa's Roman counterparts as "Emperor Montimus" and "Lisandra".
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* AllThereInTheManual: Merchandise based on the episode list the names of Burns's and Lisa's Roman counterparts as "Emperor Montimus" and "Lisandra"."Lisandra"
* AmbitionIsEvil: Majora’s FatalFlaw. No matter how many sacrifices Obeseus make (even betraying his oath to free his slave friends and taking their merit for a invention that made him rich again), she was never satisfied and always wanted more power, which in turn didn’t stop his son Bartigula from becoming a terrible tyrant. This hunger for power ultimately cost the life of his husband and son as they kill each other in a bloody battle. Lampshaded by Homer:
-->'''Homer:''' The moral of the story is: Marge is wrong and ambition is terrible.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Majora’s FatalFlaw. No matter how many sacrifices Obeseus make (even betraying his oath to free his slave friends and taking their merit for a invention that made him rich again), she was never satisfied and always wanted more power, which in turn didn’t stop his son Bartigula from becoming a terrible tyrant. This hunger for power ultimately cost the life of his husband and son as they kill each other in a bloody battle. Lampshaded by Homer:
-->'''Homer:''' The moral of the story is: Marge is wrong and ambition is terrible.
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* LogoJoke: The theme tune for ''WesternAnimation/TheRomanHolidays'' plays over the Gracie Films logo. The last note of the theme song as it cuts after the 'In Association With' screen syncs up perfectly with the first note of the 20th Television fanfare.
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* OffingTheOffspring: Obeseus tries to persuade the citizens to overthrow his son Bartigula, only for Bartigula to declare him fed to the lions. While waiting in the slave cage, Bartigula's sister unlocks cell while Obeseus spots some gladiator armor. He challenges Bartigula to a duel and successfully kills him but dies shortly afterwards. Bart lampshades how messed up it was that dad killed him.
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* OffingTheOffspring: Obeseus tries to persuade the citizens to overthrow his son Bartigula, only for Bartigula to declare him fed to the lions. While waiting in the slave cage, Bartigula's sister unlocks his cell while Obeseus spots some gladiator armor. He challenges Bartigula to a duel and successfully kills him but dies shortly afterwards. Bart lampshades how messed up it was that his own dad killed him.
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* BigNo: Majora utters a big no after Obeseus strangles Bartigula to death.
