Claudius
Claudius (Classical Latin: [ˈklawdɪʊs], Laitin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus;[1][2] 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54) wis Roman emperor frae 41 tae 54. A member o the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he wis the son o Drusus an Antonia Minor. He wis born at Lugdunum in Gaul an wis the first Roman Emperor tae be born ootside Italy. Acause he wis afflicted wi a limp an slicht deafness due tae sickness at a young age, his faimily ostracized him an excludit him frae public office till his consulship, shared wi his nephew Caligula in 37.
Tiberius Claudius Drusus Germanicus | |||||
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4t Emperor o the Roman Empire | |||||
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Ring | 24 Januar 41 – 13 October 54 | ||||
Predecessor | Caligula, nephew bi elder brother | ||||
Successor | Nero, stepson bi 4t wife, Agrippina | ||||
Born | 1 August 10 BC Lugdunum, Gaul | ||||
Dee'd | 13 October AD 54 (aged 63) | ||||
Buirial | Mausoleum o Augustus | ||||
Spouse | Plautia Urgulanilla Aelia Paetina Valeria Messalina Agrippina the Younger | ||||
Issue | Claudius Drusus Claudia Antonia Claudia Octavia Britannicus; Nero (adoptive) | ||||
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Imperial Dynasty | Julio-Claudian | ||||
Faither | Nero Claudius Drusus | ||||
Mither | Antonia Minor |
References
eedit- ↑ In Clessical Laitin, Claudius' name would be inscribed as TIBERIVS CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS.
- ↑ Claudius' regal name haes an equivalent Scots meanin o "Tiberius Claudius Caesar, the Majestic Ruler, Conqueror o the Germans".