Claudius
Clau'dl-us, [Kr. Claude, klod,] or, more fully, Tiberius
Claudius Drusus Nero, fourth Emperor of
Rome, born at Lyons in 10 i:.c, was the son of Drusus
Nero by Antonia Minor, (who was a daughter of Mark
Antony,) and was a nephew of the emperor Tiberius,
Being feeble in mind and body, he took no part in public
affairs during the reign of Tiberius. Ca...
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Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Caesar Germanĭcus, more
commonly known by his historical name of Claudius, succeeded
to the Roman Empire on the death of Caligula. He was the
second son of Drusus and Antonia, and consequently grand-
nephew to Augustus. When the assassination of Caligula was
made known, the first impulse of the court party and of t...
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Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (1 August 10 BC
– 13 October AD 54), born Tiberius Claudius Drusus, then
Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus until his accession, was
Roman Emperor from 41 to 54 AD. A member of the Julio-
Claudian dynasty, he succeeded his nephew Caligula. The son
of Drusus and Antonia Minor, he was born in Lugdunum i...
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