claudius

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A male given name

And he wrote a letter after this manner: Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.

a Roman family name derived from Latin claudus "lame"

{i} Claudius I (10 BC-AD 54), Roman emperor; Claudius II (AD 214-270), Roman emperor

Roman decemvir (451-449) whose actions provoked a plebian revolt and the overthrow of the decemvirs. Roman censor and consul who built the first Roman aqueduct and began construction of the Appian Way. (10 BC-54 AD) the emperor of Rome from AD 41 to 54, who made Britain part of the Roman Empire. in full Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus orig. Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus born Aug. 1, 10 BC, Lugdunum [Lyon], Gaul died Oct. 13, AD 54 Roman emperor (AD 41-54). Nephew of Tiberius, Claudius became emperor unexpectedly after Caligula was murdered. Sickly, clumsy, unattractive, and scholarly, he wrote several histories, none of which survive. He was ruthless toward individual senators and the equites (see eques) and tended to disfavour the upper classes but catered to the freedmen. The invasion of Britain in 43 was part of his general expansion of frontiers; he also annexed Mauretania in northern Africa, Lycia in Asia Minor, and Thrace, and he made Judaea a province. He encouraged urbanization, spent lavishly on public works, and extended Roman citizenship throughout the empire. Having executed his scheming third wife, Valeria Messalina, in 48, he married his niece Agrippina the Younger. She pressured Claudius into naming her son Lucius (later Nero) heir instead of his own son Britannicus. Claudius may have been poisoned by Agrippina. Claudius Ptolemaeus Balmain Pierre Alexandre Claudius Claudius Caecus Appius Drusus Germanicus Nero Claudius Lennox Claudius Lewis Marcellus Marcus Claudius Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Flavius Claudius Julianus Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus or Drusus Germanicus Tiberius Claudius Nero

Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)

Related Terms

Claudius Galenus of Pergamum

{i} Galen (131-201 A.D.), ancient Greek doctor and writer

Claudius II

Emperor of Rome (268-270) who defeated the Goths in 269

Claudius Ptolemaeus

{i} 2nd century Egyptian astronomer geographer and mathematician who claimed that the earth was the center of the universe

Pumpkinification of the Claudius

(Politika Siyaset) The Apocolocyntosis (divi) Claudii, literally The Pumpkinification of (the Divine) Claudius, is a political satire on the Roman emperor Claudius, probably written by Seneca the Younger. It is the only example of Menippean satire from the classical era that has survived. The title plays upon "apotheosis", the process by which dead Roman emperors were recognized as gods

Pumpkinification of the Divine Claudius

(Politika Siyaset) The Apocolocyntosis (divi) Claudii, literally The Pumpkinification of (the Divine) Claudius, is a political satire on the Roman emperor Claudius, probably written by Seneca the Younger. It is the only example of Menippean satire from the classical era that has survived. The title plays upon "apotheosis", the process by which dead Roman emperors were recognized as gods

Appius Claudius Caecus

flourished 3rd century BC Roman statesman and legal reformer. Elected censor, Appius extended the rights of the sons of freedmen and the landless. He completed the Aqua Appia, Rome's first aqueduct, and started construction of the Appian Way. He was consul in 307, censor a second time in 296, and praetor in 295. By publishing the legis actiones ("methods of legal practice") and lists of court days, he provided greater public access to the legal system. In his old age he convinced the Senate to drive the Epirite king Pyrrhus from southern Italy

I Claudius

a novel by Robert Graves, published in 1934, about Claudius, who became Roman emperor after the death of his nephew Caligula. Graves also wrote Claudius The God, which described the reign of Claudius

Marcus Claudius Marcellus

born 42 died 23 BC, Baiae, Campania [Italy] Roman leader. Nephew of Augustus (he was the son of Augustus's sister Octavia), Marcellus was Augustus's presumed heir. He married Augustus's daughter Julia in 25 BC and later that year served with Augustus in Spain. Great hopes had rested with him, and his unexpected death led to problems of succession. born 268 died 208 BC, near Venusia, Apulia Roman general. Elected consul in 222, he fought in Gaul and won the spolia opima ("spoils of honour"), awarded for killing an enemy chief in single combat, for the third and last time in Roman history. He was consul again in 215 and 214. Serving in Sicily (214-211) in the Second Punic War, he took Syracuse after a two-year siege; his troops sacked the city and carried its art treasures to Rome. He served again as consul in 210 and 208. While fighting Hannibal near Venusia, he was caught in an ambush and killed

Nero Claudius Caesar

{i} Ahenobarbus (37-68 AD, born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus), Roman emperor in the years 54-68 A.D

Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus

At the Elbe he was thrown from his horse and died. His son Claudius later became emperor

Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus

born 38 BC died 9 Younger brother of Tiberius and commander of Roman forces in German territory. The reputed son of Octavian (later Augustus), he was allowed to take office five years earlier than the legal age. In 13 BC he became governor of the three Gauls, where he conducted a census and erected an altar to Augustus. In 12 he marched into Germany, reaching the Elbe three years later. During those years he was made praetor in 11 and consul in

Pierre -Alexandre-Claudius Balmain

born May 18, 1914, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Fr. died June 29, 1982, Paris French fashion designer. He gave up architectural studies to become a designer in 1934. He worked briefly with Christian Dior, who became his rival after World War II. Balmain's designs, particularly for evening wear, were characterized by superb quality and a combination of femininity and imposing elegance; his clients included film stars and royalty. He later opened branches in New York City and Caracas and expanded into perfume and accessories

Hyphenation

Clau·dius

Turkish pronunciation

klôdiıs

Pronunciation

/ˈklôdēəs/ /ˈklɔːdiːəs/

Etymology

() From a Roman gens name derived from Latin claudus (“lame”).