The temple was destroyed by a fire during the reign of Claudius and was never rebuilt.

The " barracks " referenced in the book of Acts ( 21. 34, 37 ; 22. 24 ; 23. 10, 16, 32 ), in connection to Claudius Lysias and his cohort are references to the Tower of Antonia, which Herod the Great rebuilt from a previous structure and named it after Marc Antony.

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

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.

Claudius was the first to hold magnificent celebrations in honour of the city's anniversary, in 48 AD, 800 years after the founding of the city.

When the Arch of Pavia was erected to honor the Imperial clan in 8, Claudius ' name ( now Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus after his elevation to paterfamilias of Claudii Nerones on the adoption of his brother ) was inscribed on the edge — past the deceased princes, Gaius and Lucius, and Germanicus ' children.

During the period immediately after the death of Tiberius ' son, Drusus, Claudius was pushed by some quarters as a potential heir.

Claudius issued this denarius type to emphasize his clemency after Caligula's assassination.

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.

Claudius ruled that slaves who recovered after such treatment would be free.

The port at Ostia was part of Claudius ' solution to the constant grain shortages that occurred in winter, after the Roman shipping season.

The conspiracy of Gaius Silius in the year after his Censorship, 48, is detailed in the section discussing Claudius ' third wife, Messalina.

Soon after coming into power, Claudius instituted games to be held in honor of his father on the latter's birthday.

Claudius married four times, after two failed betrothals.

When Urgulanilla gave birth after the divorce, Claudius repudiated the baby girl, Claudia, as the father was one of his own freedmen.

Soon after ( possibly in 28 ), Claudius married Aelia Paetina, a relative of Sejanus, if not Sejanus's adoptive sister.

Some years after divorcing Aelia Paetina, in 38 or early 39, Claudius married Valeria Messalina, who was his first cousin once removed and closely allied with Caligula's circle.

A son, first named Tiberius Claudius Germanicus, and later known as Britannicus, was born just after Claudius ' accession.

Claudius ' ashes were interred in the Mausoleum of Augustus on 24 October, after a funeral in the manner of Augustus.

Claudius ' temple was left unfinished after only some of the foundation had been laid down.

They were unable to reach Caligula's uncle, Claudius, who was spirited out of the city, after being found by a soldier, to a nearby Praetorian camp.

Claudius became emperor after procuring the support of the Praetorian guard and ordered the execution of Chaerea and any other known conspirators involved in the death of Caligula.

Two English translations of the Various History, by Fleming ( 1576 ) and Stanley ( 1665 ) made Aelian's miscellany available to English readers, but after 1665 no English translation appeared, until three English translations appeared almost simultaneously: James G. DeVoto, Claudius Aelianus: Ποιϰίλης Ἱοτορίας (" Varia Historia ") Chicago, 1995 ; Diane Ostrom Johnson, An English Translation of Claudius Aelianus ' " Varia Historia ", 1997 ; and N. G. Wilson, Aelian: Historical Miscellany in the Loeb Classical Library.

::: 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.

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.

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.