Claudius in a sentence

Claudius' affliction and personality Claudius depicted as the Roman god Jupiter The historian Suetonius describes the physical manifestations of Claudius' affliction in relatively good detail.

Claudius's arch says he received the surrender of eleven kings without any loss, Arch of Claudius and Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars says that Claudius received the surrender of the Britons without battle or bloodshed.

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.

After the death of Tiberius the new emperor Caligula (the son of Claudius' brother Germanicus ) recognized Claudius to be of some use.

At one point, as in the Gravedigger scene, Hamlet seems resolved to kill Claudius: in the next scene, however, when Claudius appears, he is suddenly tame.

Claudius and the Senate renderBecause of the circumstances of his accession, Claudius took great pains to please the Senate.

Claudius convinces Laertes that Hamlet is solely responsible, but a letter soon arrives indicating that Hamlet has returned to Denmark, foiling Claudius's plan.

Claudius' extant letters, speeches, and sayings were incorporated into the text (mostly in the second book, Claudius the God), to add authenticity.

Claudius immediately dispatched Aurelian to the Balkans to contain the invasion as best he could until Claudius could arrive with his main army.

During his reign, Claudius revived the rumor that his father Drusus was actually the illegitimate son of Augustus, to give the appearance that Augustus was Claudius' paternal grandfather.

Just as Claudius had criticized his predecessors in official edicts (see below), Nero often criticized the deceased Emperor and many of Claudius' laws and edicts were disregarded under the reasoning that he was too stupid and senile to have meant them.

Marriage to Claudius Agrippina and Claudius married on New Year's Day, 49. This marriage caused widespread disapproval.

Messalina was executed by Claudius in the year 48. In 49 AD, Claudius married a fourth time, to Nero's mother Agrippina, despite her being his niece.

Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death.

Pliny Natural History 134. Religious reforms Portrait of Claudius, National Archaeological Museum of Spain Claudius, as the author of a treatise on Augustus' religious reforms, felt himself in a good position to institute some of his own.

Recurring character Reginald Barclay from the Star Trek television franchise and the Emperor Claudius from the I, Claudius series by Robert Graves and acted by Derek Jacobi are portrayed as suffering from and overcoming their stuttering.

Reign of Claudius Return from exile Messalina holding her son Britannicus ( Louvre Claudius lifted the exiles of Agrippina and Livilla.

Reno suggests that Claudius II (reigned 268–270) would be a more likely "Claudius" to have living descendants in the 5th century.

Tacitus is usually held to have 'hidden' his use of Claudius' writings and to have omitted Claudius' character from his works.

The Campaigns of Claudius At the time of his Claudius' accession, the Roman Empire was in serious danger from several incursions, both within and outside its borders.