Claudius

10FKR - 54EKR

• Name	Claudius
  Birth	10FKR	Romer-Riket
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Keiser
  Death	54EKR
  Notes	Han etterfulgte den gale sønnen til broren; Caligula som keiser. og giftet seg med brorens datter Agrippina den yngre etter å ha skilt seg fra sin tredje kone. Han ble myrdet av Agrippina for at hennes sønn Nero skulle bli keiser. Claudius både stammet og var halt, og han var meget misstenksom, derfor klarte han seg lenge. Han har skrevet den romerske historien fram til sin tid. Tiberius Claudius, Nero Germanicus, 10 f.Kr.-54 e.Kr., keiser 41-54. Hans regjering særkjennes både ved ytre fremgang (Britannia romersk provins) og ved reformer i den indre forvaltning (særlig rettsvesenet). Claudius var først g.m. Messalina, so m ble henrettet for utroskap, deretter med Agrippina d.y., Neros mor. CLAUDIUS (10 BC-AD 54). Discovered hiding in the palace by a soldier, Claudius was proclaimed emperor of Rome by the Praetorian Guard in AD 41. His nephew, the emperor Caligula, had just been assassinated by his own officers, and Claudius had hid den in fear that he would be next. He was born Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus in Lyon, France, on Aug. 1, 10 BC. His grandmother was Livia, the wife of the emperor Augustus. Plagued by ill health, an unattractive appearance, and a clumsy manner, he was kept out of publ ic life by Augustus. He turned to the study of history and, encouraged by the historian Livy, he wrote Roman, Etruscan, and Carthaginian histories. Along with other works, all are lost. As emperor, Claudius extended Roman rule in North Africa and conquered Britain. He improved the empire's judicial system, and he allowed more people in the provinces to become Roman citizens. According to some records he was poisoned by his wife Agrippina on Oct. 13, AD 54. Robert Graves's novels 'I, Claudius' and 'Claudius the God' are based on his life story.1 . 1Excerpted from Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia. Copyright © 1994, 1995 Compton's NewMedia, Inc.
  Person ID	I4109	Valdres Slekt
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	Nero Claudius DRUSUS,   b. o 50fkr   d. Abt R 10
  Mother	Antonia MINOR,   b. o 50fkr, Romer-Riket d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agrippina Den YNGRE,   b. 15EKR, Oppidum Uborium (Køln) d. 59EKR
  Family ID	F1912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007