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Claudius II was the first of a sequence of military emperors ( the so-called " Illyrian emperors " from their main ethnic origin ) who restored order in the empire in the late 3rd century.
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When the Gothic campaign ended in Roman victory at the Battle of Naissus in September, Gallienus ' successor Claudius II Gothicus turned north to deal with the Alemanni, who were swarming over all Italy north of the Po River.
* 268, Battle of Lake Benacus — Romans under Emperor Claudius II defeat the Alemanni.
* 355 – Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II.
Driven off by Roman forces, the coalition host moved overland into Thracia, where finally it was crushed by emperor Claudius II ( r. 268-70 ) at Naissus ( 269 ).
Importantly, Syracuse was granted nominal independent ally status for the lifetime of Hiero II, and was not incorporated into the Roman province of Sicily until after it was sacked by Marcus Claudius Marcellus during the Second Punic War.
According to some historians, he was the leader of the army who won the great Battle of Naissus, while the majority believes that the victory must be attributed to his successor Claudius II.
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Germanicus II Gemellus, 19 AD – 23 AD, died young
Upon the accession of Claudius as emperor in 41, Vespasian was appointed legate of Legio II Augusta, stationed in Germania, thanks to the influence of the Imperial freedman Narcissus.
* The emperor Claudius invests Agrippa II with the office of superintendent of the Temple in Jerusalem.
* Roman emperor Claudius appoints Agrippa II governor of Chalcis.
* Roman emperor Claudius removes Agrippa II from the tetrarchy of Chalcis.
Porphyry reported that Plotinus was 66 years old when he died in 270, the second year of the reign of the emperor Claudius II, thus giving us the year of his teacher's birth as around 205.
* Emperor Claudius II Gothicus dies of plague while preparing to fight the Vandals and Sarmatians, who have invaded Pannonia.
* St. Valentine ( executed by Claudius II ) ( Possible year )
* Claudius II, Roman Emperor ( b. 213 )
He becomes the new emperor of Rome and will reign as Claudius II.
* Claudius II asks the Senate to spare the lives of Gallienus's family and political supporters.
* November – Battle of Lake Benacus: A Roman army ( 35, 000 men ) under emperor Claudius II defeats the Germanic tribes of the Alamanni along the banks of Lake Garda.
Emperor Claudius II defeats the invaders and receives the title Gothicus for his triumph.
* Claudius II travels to Sirmium and prepares a war against the Vandals, who raid Pannonia.
* Saint Valentine ( executed by Claudius II ) ( Possible year )
Claudius II (; May 10, 213 – January 270 ), commonly known as Claudius Gothicus, was Roman Emperor from 268 to 270.
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She was the second granddaughter of the Emperor Augustus, sister-in-law, stepdaughter and daughter-in-law of the Emperor Tiberius, mother of the Emperor Caligula, maternal second cousin and sister-in-law of the Emperor Claudius and the maternal grandmother of the Emperor Nero.
Her mother ’ s marriage to Agrippa was her second marriage, as Julia the Elder was widowed from her first marriage, to her paternal cousin Marcus Claudius Marcellus and they had no children.
Livia was the first Roman Empress and was Augustus ’ third wife ( from Livia ’ s first marriage to praetor Tiberius Nero, she had two sons: the emperor Tiberius and the general Nero Claudius Drusus.
Germanicus was the first son born to Antonia Minor and Nero Claudius Drusus.
She was a great-granddaughter of the Emperor Augustus, great-niece and adoptive granddaughter of the Emperor Tiberius, sister of the Emperor Caligula, niece and fourth wife of the Emperor Claudius, and mother of the Emperor Nero.
His mother was Antonia Minor and his father was the general Nero Claudius Drusus.
Claudius was Agrippina's paternal uncle and third husband.
Through his mother Antonia Major, Domitius was a great nephew of Augustus, first cousin to Claudius, and second cousin to Agrippina and Caligula.
In the first years of Claudius ’ reign, Claudius was married to the infamous Empress Valeria Messalina.
After Messalina was executed in 48 for conspiring with Gaius Silius to overthrow her husband, Claudius considered remarrying for the fourth time.
Claudius had a reputation that he was easily controlled by his wives and freedmen.
Another freedman, Gaius Julius Callistus, was against Claudius remarrying Paetina and stated to Claudius that he divorced her before and that remarrying Paetina would make her more arrogant.
Pallas stated to the emperor that as Lucius was the grandson to Claudius's late brother Germanicus, by marrying Agrippina, Claudius would ally the two branches of the Claudian house and imperial family.
Claudius was seduced by her passions.
In Roman society, an uncle ( Claudius ) marrying his niece ( Agrippina ) was considered incestuous, and obviously immoral.
Her marriage to Claudius was not based on love, but on power.
In the months leading up to her marriage to Claudius, Agrippina's maternal second cousin, the praetor Lucius Junius Silanus Torquatus, was betrothed to Claudius ’ daughter Claudia Octavia.
She also was a stepmother to Claudia Antonia, Claudius ' daughter and only child from his second marriage to Aelia Paetina, and to the young Claudia Octavia and Britannicus, Claudius ' children with Valeria Messalina.
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