A. E. van Vogt's novel Empire of the Atom is a wholesale translation of "I Claudius"

[astro]

I never knew that.

Empire of the Atom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_the_Atom) I Claudius (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Claudius)

[RealityChuck]

It was noted as such when it first came out.

[BrainGlutton]

The novel concerns adventures of a mutant genius in a barbaric future where spaceships are used without being understood.

Hm. Minus the mutant genius, that's also the premise of the Rebel of Rhada series by Alfred Coppel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cham_Gilman) (writing as Robert Cham Gilman). A galactic empire with medieval science and technology! Horses in the starship hold! Now that's space opera! :)

[CalMeacham]

Horses in the starship hold! Now that's space opera!


Or Horse Opera.


Or Space Horse Opera.



Until they wash it.

[Sage Rat]

The first season of The Sopranos seemed to be pretty much a remake/edit of the BBC I, Claudius series.