Claudius I (Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus) (klôd`ēəs), 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 Tiberius (Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus) (tībēr`ēəs), 42 B.C.–A.D. 37, second Roman emperor (A.D. 14–A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. . When Caligula Caligula (kəlĭg`y
lə), A.D. 12–A.D. 41, Roman emperor (A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. was murdered (A.D. 41), the soldiers found Claudius, who had been of little importance, hiding in abject terror behind a curtain in the palace. They hauled him forth, and the Praetorians proclaimed him emperor. This act offended the senators, who never forgave Claudius. It also made him favor the army. He annexed Mauretania and landed in A.D. 43 in Britain, which he made a province. Agrippa's kingdom of Judaea and the kingdom of Thrace were reabsorbed into the empire, and the authority of the provincial procurators was extended. He caused Messalina Messalina (Valeria Messalina) (mĕsəlī`nə), d. A.D. 48, Roman empress, wife of Claudius I .
..... Click the link for more information. , his third wife, to be executed and was in turn supposedly poisoned by her successor, 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. , after she had persuaded him to pass over his son Britannicus Britannicus (Claudius Tiberius Germanicus Britannicus) (brĭtăn`ĭkəs), A.D. 41?–A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. as heir in favor of Nero Nero (Nero Claudius Caesar) (nēr`ō), A.D. 37–A.D. 68, Roman emperor (A.D. 54–A.D. 68).
..... Click the link for more information. , her son by a former husband. Claudius was much reviled by his enemies and historians have accused him of being only a tool in the hands of his freedmen-secretaries and his wives; there are indications, however, that he had considerable administrative ability. Claudius' literary works are lost. He is the chief figure in two novels by Robert Graves, I, Claudius (1934) and Claudius the God (1935).
..... Click the link for more information. . When Caligula Caligula (kəlĭg`y
lə), A.D. 12–A.D. 41, Roman emperor (A.D...... Click the link for more information. was murdered (A.D. 41), the soldiers found Claudius, who had been of little importance, hiding in abject terror behind a curtain in the palace. They hauled him forth, and the Praetorians proclaimed him emperor. This act offended the senators, who never forgave Claudius. It also made him favor the army. He annexed Mauretania and landed in A.D. 43 in Britain, which he made a province. Agrippa's kingdom of Judaea and the kingdom of Thrace were reabsorbed into the empire, and the authority of the provincial procurators was extended. He caused Messalina Messalina (Valeria Messalina) (mĕsəlī`nə), d. A.D. 48, Roman empress, wife of Claudius I .
..... Click the link for more information. , his third wife, to be executed and was in turn supposedly poisoned by her successor, 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. , after she had persuaded him to pass over his son Britannicus Britannicus (Claudius Tiberius Germanicus Britannicus) (brĭtăn`ĭkəs), A.D. 41?–A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. as heir in favor of Nero Nero (Nero Claudius Caesar) (nēr`ō), A.D. 37–A.D. 68, Roman emperor (A.D. 54–A.D. 68).
..... Click the link for more information. , her son by a former husband. Claudius was much reviled by his enemies and historians have accused him of being only a tool in the hands of his freedmen-secretaries and his wives; there are indications, however, that he had considerable administrative ability. Claudius' literary works are lost. He is the chief figure in two novels by Robert Graves, I, Claudius (1934) and Claudius the God (1935).
Bibliography
See studies by A. Momigliano (tr. 1962) and V. M. Scramuzza (1940).
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