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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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Claudius crop.jpg
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Red bust
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Roman marble bust of Claudius, wearing a corona civica, Naples National Archaeological Museum
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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
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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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Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
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Tiberius Claudius Drusus
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  • Name
  • Family and youth
  • Early life
  • Public life
  • Assassination of Caligula and Declaration of Claudius as Emperor (AD&nbsp;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<!-- ! check for tone --> 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

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.

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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