Birth Name: Tiberius Claudius Drusus
Name As Emperor: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Known AS: Claudius
Father: Nero Claudius Drusus
Mother: Antonia
Brother: Germanicus (father of Caligula)
Wife: Plautia Urgulanilla (div.)
Son: Claudius Drusus (d. choking)
Daughter: Claudia
Wife: Aelia Paetina (div.)
Daughter: Claudia Antonia
Wife: Messalina (d. 48 AD execution)
Son: Britannicus
Daughter: Octavia
Wife: Agrippina the Younger (sister of Caligula)
Son: Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (Nero)
Date of Birth: 01 August 10 BC
Birth Place: Lyon, France
Date of Death: 13 October 54 AD (aged 63)
Cause of Death: Murder
Remains: Buried, Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome, Italy
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Emperor
Ruled: 24 January 41 – 13 October 54
Predecessor: Caligula (37-41 AD)
Successor: Nero (54-68 AD)
Nationality: Ancient Rome
Claudius was Roman Emperor from 41 to 54. He was the 4th emperor of Rome, following Augustus, Tiberius and Caligula.
He was born on 01 August 10 BC in Lyon, France. His father was Nero
Claudius Drusus and his mother was named Antonia. Claudius became emperor after
Caligula's murder in the year 41 AD. He is most remembered for
conquering and colonizing Britain and for improving the civil
administration of Rome. He died on 13 October 54 AD. It is believed
that Claudius was poisoned by his wife, Agrippina. As a result, her son Nero would become emperor.
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