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Claudius

Also known as Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, Tiberius Claudius Nero Drusus Germanicus, Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Tiberius Claudius Nero, Claudius Caesar, Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Drusus, Tiberius Claudius Drusus Germanicus, Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; ; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54), or Claudius, 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 Gaul, where his father was stationed as a military legate. He was the first Roman emperor to be born outside Italy.

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Claudius was a Roman emperor who ruled from AD 41 to 54 and was the first emperor to be born outside Italy, arriving in Gaul in 10 BC to a military family of the prominent Julio-Claudian dynasty. He matters historically as an important figure in early imperial Rome whose reign and background marked a significant moment in the empire's development.

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Born: 3rd cent.
Works: 72

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Key facts

Royalty.image: Claudius crop.jpg
Royalty.alt: Red bust
Royalty.caption: Roman marble bust of Claudius, wearing a corona civica, Naples National Archaeological Museum
Royalty.succession: Roman emperor
Royalty.reign: 24 January 41 – 13 October 54
Royalty.predecessor: Caligula
Royalty.successor: Nero
Royalty.birth_name: Tiberius Claudius Drusus
Royalty.birth_date: 1 August 10 BC
Royalty.birth_place: Lugdunum, Gallia Lugdunensis
Royalty.death_date: 13 October AD 54 (aged 63)
Royalty.death_place: Rome, Italy
Royalty.burial_place: Mausoleum of Augustus
Royalty.issue link: Marriages and personal life
Royalty.full name: Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus
Royalty.regnal name: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Royalty.dynasty: Julio-Claudian
Royalty.father: Nero Claudius Drusus

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of birth: Lugdunum
Place of death: Rome
Spouse: Agrippina the Younger
Child: Nero
Father: Nero Claudius Drusus
Mother: Antonia Minor
Sibling: Germanicus
Occupation: writer
Position held: Roman censor
Languages spoken: Ancient Greek
Religion: stoicism
Noble title: emperor
Image: Château de Versailles, salon de la paix, buste d'empereur romain (Claude).jpg

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Commons category: Claudius
date of death: 0054-10-13
date of birth: 0010-08-01
Commons gallery: Claudius
topic's main category: Category:Claudius
time period: Julio-Claudian dynasty
place of burial: Mausoleum of Augustus
manner of death: homicide
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
name in native language: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
gens: Claudia gens
present in work: I, Claudius
writing language: Ancient Greek
unmarried partner: Aemilia Lepida
birth name: Tiberius Claudius Drusus
relative: Nero
medical condition: stuttering
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Works in European collections

32 objects attributed to Claudius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

36 sections

Contents

Name
Family and youth
Early life
Public life
Assassination of Caligula and Declaration of Claudius as Emperor (AD 41)
Emperor
Senate
Secretariat and centralization of powers
Expansion of the Empire
British campaign
Public works
Religious reforms
Judicial and legislative affairs
Public games and entertainments
Plots and coup attempts
Marriages and personal life
Plautia Urgulanilla
Aelia Paetina
Valeria Messalina
Agrippina the Younger
Affliction and personality
Scholarly works and their impact
Death
Legacy
Divine honours
Views of the new regime
Flavian and later perspectives
Views of ancient historians
In modern media
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Ancient sources
Modern sources
External links

As he had a limp, a stammer, and a tremor due to an illness he suffered when young, Claudius was ostracized by his family and was excluded from public office until his consulship (which was shared with his nephew, Caligula, in 37). His infirmity probably saved him from the fate of many other nobles during the purges throughout the reigns of Tiberius and Caligula, as potential enemies did not see him as a serious threat. His survival led to him being declared emperor by the Praetorian Guard after Caligula's assassination, at which point he was the last adult male of his family.

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