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Britannicus

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Britannicus (Claudius Tiberius Germanicus Britannicus) (brĭtăn`ĭkəs), A.D. 41?–A.D. 55, Roman prince, son of Claudius I Claudius I (Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus) , 10 B.C.–A.D. 54, Roman emperor (A.D. 41–A.D. 54), son of Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus and thus nephew of Tiberius. When Caligula was murdered (A.D.
..... Click the link for more information.  and Messalina Messalina (Valeria Messalina) , d. A.D. 48, Roman empress, wife of Claudius I. She was the mother of his children, Britannicus and Octavia. Her reputation for greed and lust was supposedly unknown to her husband until, in Claudius' absence, she publicly married her
..... Click the link for more information. , so called in honor of Claudius' conquests in Britain. After Claudius' marriage to Agrippina the Younger Agrippina the Younger, d. A.D. 59, Roman matron; daughter of Germanicus Caesar and Agrippina the Elder. By her first husband, Cneius Domitius Ahenobarbus, she was the mother of Nero.
..... Click the link for more information. , mother of Nero Nero (Nero Claudius Caesar) , A.D. 37–A.D. 68, Roman emperor (A.D. 54–A.D. 68). He was originally named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and was the son of Cnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul in A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. , Britannicus was passed over as heir in favor of Nero. He was poisoned after Nero's accession. His death is the subject of Racine's drama Britannicus.
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An unkind gossip said that Gide "went as far as Chad with the only apparent purpose of chasing butterflies, studying the Second Faust, slating Britannicus and comparing wart hogs to Henri Beraud" (Dambrus 1983: 239).
Perception of the relationship France--Africa by Andre Gide and ... by Wynchank, Anny / Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
It's not often that you get to see several hundred members of the genus Veterinarius Britannicus together in one place.
Weekend of parasitic worms and killer heels by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Absent trainer Shane Broderick sent out the grey Britannicus to land the opening 2m maiden hurdle at the expense of well-backed favourite Wickham Street, who did not jump fluently but ran on again after a sloppy leap at the last.
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