The Stoic Seneca states in his Apocolocyntosis that Claudius ' voice belonged to no land animal, and that his hands were weak as well ; however, he showed no physical deformity, as Suetonius notes that when calm and seated he was a tall, well-built figure of dignitas.

The traditional, Cerean virtues of provision and nourishment were symbolically extended to Imperial family members with coinage that showed Claudius ' mother Antonia as Augusta with corona spicea.

In his later days, perhaps through the influence of Klopstock, with whom he had formed an intimate acquaintance, Claudius became strongly pietistic, and the graver side of his nature showed itself.

The rope stretchers of ancient Egypt stretched corded ropes between two points to measure the path which minimized the distance of separation, and Claudius Ptolemy, in his Geographia ( Bk 1, Ch 2 ), emphasized that one must correct for " deviations from a straight course "; in ancient Greece Euclid states in his Catoptrica that, for the path of light reflecting from a mirror, the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection ; and Hero of Alexandria later showed that this path was the shortest length and least time.

Claudius Nero showed no respect for his fallen adversary.

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.

* 355 – Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II.

There is some speculation that the inscription was added by Claudius himself decades later, and that he originally did not appear at all.

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

Claudius, as the author of a treatise on Augustus ' religious reforms, felt himself in a good position to institute some of his own.

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

They also paint him as bloodthirsty and cruel, overly fond of both gladiatorial combat and executions, and very quick to anger ( though Claudius himself acknowledged the latter trait, and apologized publicly for his temper ).

* August 11 – Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor.

So too could the first major English author to write in this style, William Painter, who borrowed from, amongst others, Herodotus, Plutarch, Aulus Gellius, Claudius Aelianus, Livy, Tacitus, Giovanni Battista Giraldi, and Bandello himself.

Her husband Caecina Paetus was ordered by the emperor Claudius to commit suicide for his part in a rebellion but was not capable of forcing himself to do so.

Flavius Claudius Constantinus, known in English as Constantine III ( died 411 by 18 September ) was a Roman general who declared himself Western Roman Emperor in Britannia in 407 and established himself in Gaul.

( 1880 ) by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, with the Praetorian Guard hailing Claudius ( veiling himself in a curtain ) as the new emperor after the assassination of Caligula

However, Graves acknowledges that there must be a delicate balance between Republican liberty and Imperial stability ; whereas too much of the former led to civil war, too much of the latter led to the corruption of Tiberius, Caligula, Valeria Messalina, Sejanus, Herod Agrippa, Nero, Agrippina the Younger, and countless others – as well as, to a lesser extent, Livia and Claudius himself.

Valentinus was later arrested again for continuing to serve Jesus and was sent to the prefect of Rome, to the emperor Claudius himself.

The success of the Decemvirate prompted the appointment of a second college of decemviri for 450 BC ( Appius Claudius being the only decemvir returned after having controversially reappointed himself ).

Before Laertes returns to France ( he had returned to attend the coronation of King Claudius ), his father, Polonius, gives him advice to behave himself in France.

He was dictator himself and the son of Gaius Claudius Crassus, dictator in 337 BC.

* Gaius Claudius C. f. M. n. Marcellus, consul in 50 BC ; he supported Pompeius, investing him with the command against Caesar during the Civil War ; but he remained at Rome and obtained Caesar's pardon for himself and his cousin, Marcus.

* Appius Claudius C. f., mentioned by Cicero in a letter to Brutus ; he attached himself to the party of Marcus Antonius, who had restored his father.

He and Brandt are said to have buried their many stolen treasures in the hills surrounding Goshen, and that Claudius is himself buried somewhere on the grounds of the old Presbyterian Church – with his skull having been embedded in the wall.

The crowd in the Forum objected to this, as both Verginius and Icilius were well-respected men, and they forced Marcus Claudius to bring the case before the decemvirs, led by Appius Claudius himself.

He cast himself as Polonius, Horatio, and Laertes ; Jess Borgeson as the prince ; Michael Fleming as Bernardo, Claudius, and the Ghost of Hamlet's father ; and Barbara Reinertson as Ophelia and Gertrude.

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

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.

These were rededicated during the early Roman Empire to Augustus or Claudius ( uncertain ), and Agrippa, respectively.

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

Some historians, particularly Josephus, claim that Claudius was directed in his actions by the Judaean King Herod Agrippa.

* Claudius makes Agrippa king of Judea.

* 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.

Immediately after the death of Tiberius ( 37 AD ), Caligula made over to Herod Agrippa, at that time a prisoner in Rome, the tetrarchy of Philip and the tetrarchy of Lysanias, while Claudius, upon his accession ( 41 ), not only confirmed the liberality of his predecessor towards Herod Agrippa, but added all that portion of Judaea and Samaria which had belonged to the kingdom of his grandfather Herod the Great, together ( says Josephus ) with Abila, which had appertained to Lysanias, and the adjoining region of Libanus.

Lastly, 53, Claudius granted to Agrippa II the tetrarchy of Philip with Batanaea and Trachonitis and Abila – Lusania de hautê egegonei tetrarchia.

§ 1 ) he states that Abila Lysaniou was added by Claudius to the former dominions of Agrippa, but, in reality, these expressions must be explained as referring to the division of Abilene which took place on the death of Herod the Great.

As a reward for his assistance, Claudius gave Agrippa dominion over Judea and Samaria, while the kingdom of Chalcis in Lebanon was at his request given to his brother Herod.

After Passover in 44, Agrippa went to Caesarea, where he had games performed in honor of Claudius.

Coin of Herod of Chalcis, showing Herod of Chalcis with brother Agrippa I crowning Roman Emperor Claudius I.

* Herod Agrippa is a major figure in Robert Graves ' novel Claudius the God, as well as the BBC television adaptation I, Claudius, ( wherein he was portrayed by James Faulkner ).

Agrippa was educated at the court of the emperor Claudius, and at the time of his father's death was only seventeen years old.

Even after the deaths of Gaius and Lucius, and the banishment of Postumus Agrippa, Augustus did not adopt Drusus ' sons, Germanicus and Claudius.

The novels include scenes set at Ostia spanning from the reign of Augustus to the reign of Claudius, including the departure of Agrippa to Syria and Claudius's reconstruction of the harbour.

They held the Roman title of prefect until Herod Agrippa I was named King of the Jews by Claudius.

The sequel also includes a section written as a biography of Herod Agrippa, contemporary of Claudius and future King of the Jews.

Themes treated by the novel include the conflict between liberty ( as demonstrated by the Roman Republic, and the dedication to its ideals shown by Augustus and young Claudius ), and the stability of Empire and centralized rule ( as represented by Livia Drusilla, Herod Agrippa, and the older Claudius ).