::: I. Tiberius Claudius Severus Proculus ( c. 163-218 ), had one child

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 had two younger siblings ; a sister, named Livilla, and a brother, the future Emperor Claudius.

Claudius had Lucius ' inheritance reinstated.

Claudius had a reputation that he was easily controlled by his wives and freedmen.

The freedman Tiberius Claudius Narcissus suggested Claudius remarry his second wife Aelia Paetina, with whom he had a daughter, Claudia Antonia.

Also that year, Claudius had founded a Roman colony and called the colony Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensis or Agrippinensium, today known as Cologne, after Agrippina who was born there.

For instance, in 51, Agrippina ordered the execution of Britannicus ’ tutor Sosibius because he had confronted her and was outraged by Claudius ’ adoption of Nero and his choice of Nero as successor, instead of choosing his own son Britannicus.

) executed ( Dio ) because Claudius had commented on her beauty.

He returned to Italy with Ursicinus, when he was recalled by Constantius, and accompanied him on the expedition against Claudius Silvanus, who had been forced by the allegedly unjust accusations of his enemies into proclaiming himself emperor in Gaul.

The Roman veterans who had been settled there mistreated the locals and a temple to the former emperor Claudius had been erected there at local expense, making the city a focus for resentment.

The Ancient Near Eastern collection also had its beginnings in 1825 with the purchase of Assyrian and Babylonian antiquities from the widow of Claudius James Rich.

There is no evidence that Claudius had a direct hand in the assassination, although it has been argued that he knew about the plot — particularly since he left the scene of the crime shortly before his nephew was murdered.

Claudius also made a law requiring plaintiffs to remain in the city while their cases were pending, as defendants had previously been required to do.

Annual games were also held in honor of his accession, and took place at the Praetorian camp where Claudius had first been proclaimed Emperor.

Claudius rebuilt Pompey's Theater after it had been destroyed by fire, organizing special fights at the re-dedication which he observed from a special platform in the orchestra box.

During their marriage, Claudius and Paetina had a daughter, Claudia Antonia.

The attempted coup d ' etat by Silius and Messalina had probably made Claudius realize the weakness of his position as a member of the Claudian but not the Julian family.

Oost suggests that Claudius had previously looked to adopt one of his sons-in-law to protect his own reign.

Claudius himself claimed that he had exaggerated his ailments to save his own life.

For example, he believed ( as most Romans ) that his ancestor Appius Claudius Caecus had used the censorship to introduce the letter " R " and so used his own term to introduce his new letters.

Agrippina and Claudius had become more combative in the months leading up to his death.

In either case, it was far too early for such an account, and may have only served to remind Augustus that Claudius was Antony's descendant.

I Minervia and V Macedonica, under the legates M. Claudius Fronto and P. Martius Verus, served under Statius Priscus in Armenia, earning success for Roman arms during the campaign season of 163 ,< ref > Birley, " Hadrian to the Antonines ", 161 – 62, citing Prosopographia Imperii Romani < sup > 2 </ sup > C 874 ( Claudius Fronto ); Prosopographia Imperii Romani < sup > 2 </ sup > M 348 .</ ref > including the capture of the Armenian capital Artaxata.

Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus served as consul in 222 BC, his co-consul being Marcus Claudius Marcellus, in the first of his five consulships.

* Gaius Claudius ( C. f. C. n .) Centho, served under the consul Publius Sulpicius Galba in 200 BC, during the war with Philip.

* Tiberius Claudius Nero, served under Pompey during the war against the pirates, in 67 BC ; he is probably the same man who recommended that the conspirators of Catiline be held until the plot was suppressed, and the facts were known.

* Marcus Claudius M. f. M. n. Marcellus Aeserninus, consul in 22 BC, possibly the same as the Marcellus who served under Lepidus during the Civil War.

Keith Claudius Mitchell ( born 12 November 1946 ) is a Grenadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Grenada from 1995 to 2008.

He was the grandson of Appius Claudius Caecus through his father Gaius Claudius, and served as consul in 264 BC.

Although he was honoured with a consulship by the Emperor Claudius in 46, according to Cassius Dio ( 60. 1 ), and he served his proconsulship as Governor of the Province of Asia, Torquatus did not survive the death of that Emperor, whom the historian Tacitus hints was speeded on his way to Godhood by consuming funghi porcini doused with a dose of poison delectabili cibo boleto venenum — said to have been administered at the instigation of the emperor's fourth wife, Agrippina the Younger.

Lucius Vibullius Hipparchus Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes, otherwise known as Herodes Atticus (, 101-177 ) was a very distinguished, rich Greek aristocrat who served as a Roman Senator and a sophist.

His father Drusus Claudius Nero served under Pompey in 67 BC, battling the pirate menace, and was famous for recommending that the members of the Catiline Conspiracy be confined.

The gold served as the primary medium of exchange within the empire, and was an important motive in the Roman invasion of Britain by Claudius in the first century A. D., although there is only one known Roman gold mine at Dolaucothi in west Wales.

Pallas served as a secretary of the treasury during the reign of the Emperor Claudius.

Around the time that Claudius married Agrippina the Younger in 48 or 49, Vitellius served as a Censor.

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.

After Messalina was executed in 48 for conspiring with Gaius Silius to overthrow her husband, Claudius considered remarrying for the fourth time.

In 49, shortly after marrying Claudius, Agrippina charged Paulina with black magic.

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.

The Celtic King Caratacus assumed that she, along with Claudius, was the martial leader and bowed before her throne with the same homage and gratitude as he accorded the emperor.

The ancient sources say she poisoned Claudius on October 13, 54 with a plate of deadly mushrooms at a banquet, thus enabling Nero to quickly take the throne as emperor.

Accounts vary wildly with regard to this private incident and according to more modern sources, it is possible ( but exceedingly convenient ) that Claudius died of natural causes ; Claudius was 63 years old.

When Claudius ' disability became evident, the relationship with his family turned sour.

A section of the guard may have planned in advance to seek out Claudius, perhaps with his approval.

Coin of Herod of Chalcis, showing him with his brother Herod Agrippa I | Agrippa of Judaea crowning Claudius.

When they heard of the Praetorians ' claim, they demanded that Claudius be delivered to them for approval, but he refused, sensing the danger that would come with complying.

Claudius remained grateful to the guard, however, issuing coins with tributes to the Praetorians in the early part of his reign.

In 43, Claudius sent Aulus Plautius with four legions to Britain ( Britannia ) after an appeal from an ousted tribal ally.

Claudius himself travelled to the island after the completion of initial offensives, bringing with him reinforcements and elephants.

The resultant flood washed out a large gladiatorial exhibition held to commemorate the opening, causing Claudius to run for his life along with the other spectators.

Claudius ' son-in-law Pompeius Magnus was executed for his part in a conspiracy with his father Crassus Frugi.

In 46, Asinius Gallus, the grandson of Asinius Pollio, and Statilius Corvinus were exiled for a plot hatched with several of Claudius ' own freedmen.

Claudius was hardly the first emperor to use freedmen to help with the day-to-day running of the Empire.