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>but coulnd't because of sex scenes.
Which is not inaccurate, but fast forwarding past boring scenes has been a tool of ours for decades.
Anyway, for a different approach, you might look up the series "I, Claudius." Freely available on youtube last I checked, with minimal passing nudity, maximal nastiness, and an appearance by yet another Herod.
Otherwise, for flavor, you might also try reading pic related, although the period Vidal covers is long afterward.