Claudius became Roman Emperor on the 24th of January 41 AD.
Claudius became Emperor of the Roman Empire after his nephew - Caligula, died on the 24th of January 41 AD. Caligula was assassinated by the Praetorian Guard, he was only 29 years old at the time of his assassination. His assassination resulted in Claudius succeeding him to become Emperor of the Roman Empire. Claudius was the Emperor who expanded the Roman Empire. He went on to begin the conquer of Britain just two years after he became Emperor, in 43 AD. The Roman conquest of Britain would go on well after Claudius died in 54 AD. It took hundreds of years for the Roman conquest of Britain to die away - at around 425 AD, the colonization of Britain by the Romans had all but gone. The legacy of Emperor Claudius is that of being remember for the man who invaded Britain. Claudius himself set foot in Britain - he was in Colchester upon the initial invasion of Britain; he stayed in Britain a total of 16 days before leaving. Although Claudius did conquer Britain, he was not the first Roman Emperor to set foot there - Julius Caesar conquered Britain before him between 55 and 54 BC. Claudius was part of the 'Julio-Claudian Dynasty'. The Julio-Claudian Dynasty included five Roman Emperors, they were: Claudius, Tiberius, Augustus, Caligula and Nero. This dynasty ruled the Rome Empire from 27 BC until 68 AD. Fun fact: The full name of Claudius was 'Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus'.
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