Trivia / Imperio de cristal

• Whole-Plot Reference: The whole plot is based on I, Claudius.
  • The patriarchs are César and Livia (Augustus and Livia). César (Augustus) favors Sofia (Julia) while Livia wants Augusto (Tiberius), her own son from a previous marriage, to become the heir. Both Livias plan cruel schemes in order to make it happen.
  • The forced marriage between Augusto and Sofia is similar to the one between Tiberius and Julia.
  • Octavio is based on Postumus. While one is Claudio's older brother and the other is Claudius's close friend, both were the family heirs, so the Livia in their respective series killed them with poisoned figs.
  • Augusto owns a doberman named Caligula.
  • Claudio is loosely based on Claudius. Both are considered fools by their respective families, but they have some close friends. And both are silent spectators of the events of the series and they are forced to pretend to be fools in order to save their lives. The difference is that while Claudius was born lame and with a palsy that made him twitch and stutter, Claudio was abused and traumatized by Augusto, causing him to act like a Manchild. However, unlike Claudius, Claudio manages to achieve his happy end (his family realize how important he is to their lives, specially his twin Narda, and he gets a glass-designer job in the family business).
  • In the end Julio kills Augusto (similar to when Caligula kills Tiberius) and both become the rulers in their respective families. However, unlike Caligula, who turns out to be an even worse ruler than Tiberius, Julio achieves a happy ending and he is able to live with Sofia and his now united family by his side.