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Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus [b] ( / ˈklɔːdiəs /; Latin: [tɪˈbɛriʊs ˈklau̯diʊs ˈkae̯sar au̯ˈɡʊstʊs gɛrˈmaːnɪkʊs]; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54) was a Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Drusus and Antonia Minor at Lugdunum in Roman ...
- 24 January 41 – 13 October 54
- Antonia the Younger
Feb 22, 2024 · Claudius (born August 1, 10 bce, Lugdunum [Lyon], Gaul—died October 13, 54 ce) was a Roman emperor (41–54 ce), who extended Roman rule in North Africa and made Britain a province. Early life The son of Nero Claudius Drusus , a popular and successful Roman general, and the younger Antonia, he was the nephew of the emperor Tiberius and a ...
- His own family ridiculed his physical disabilities. Claudius struggled with various physical ailments and illnesses including tremors of the head and hands, a limp, a runny nose and foaming at the mouth.
- He entered politics relatively late in life. Claudius’ handicaps saw him repeatedly passed over for a chance at important public office. He was kept out of sight for most of his youth, and his royal relatives went out their way to place him far down the line of succession.
- Claudius was an accomplished historian. When he wasn’t distracting himself with drink and games of chance, Claudius spent long hours immersed in books and academic study.
- The Praetorian Guard installed him as emperor. In A.D. 41, a cabal of Praetorian Guards—the sworn protectors of the Roman emperor—assassinated Caligula and brutally murdered his wife and child at the imperial palace.
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Oct 18, 2011 · Claudius & Marriage. Married four times, Claudius had very poor luck with women. In reference to these marriages and his relationship to his freedmen associates (Narcissus and Pallas), Dio wrote: “It was not these infirmities, however, that caused the deterioration of Claudius so much as it was the freedmen and the women with whom he associated” (60.2).
- Donald L. Wasson
Claudius I, detail of a bust found near Priverno; in the Vatican Museums. Claudius, in full Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus orig. Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus, (born Aug. 1, 10 bc, Lugdunum [Lyon], Gaul—died Oct. 13, ad 54), Roman emperor ( ad 41–54). Nephew of Tiberius, Claudius became emperor unexpectedly after Caligula ...
Feb 25, 2020 · Claudius. The penultimate Julio-Claudian emperor, Claudius, is familiar to many of us through the BBC production of Robert Graves' I, Claudius series, starring Derek Jakobi as a stuttering Emperor Claudius. The real Ti. Claudius Nero Germanicus was born on August 1, in the year 10 B.C., in Gaul.
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (1 August 10 BC – 13 October 54 AD) was Roman Emperor from 41 AD to 54 AD. He was a representative of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and son of Drusus and Antonia Minor (daughter of Mark Antony). Claudius was born at Lugdunum, Gaul, and became the first emperor to be born outside of the borders of Italy.