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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Claudius was one of Ancient Romes emperors, from 41AD to 54AD. He was the first Roman emperor to be born outside of Rome, in a place called Lugdunum, in Gaul. Claudius is well know not just for being one of Romes ancient emperors, but, also for his disabilities. With the symptoms that Claudius had, most historians think that he had cerebral palsy. The symptoms that Claudius had did match those of cerebral palsy. He hand tremors, in his head, hands and limbs. He had foam at the mouth. And, a runny nose. Unfortunately for him, he was born at the wrong time. When such illness were little understood. And mocked. His own family mocked his disabilities. His family went much further than just ridiculing poor Claudius, they kept him out of sight. His family ostracized him. And excluded him from his duties in public office. Needless to say, his family were not very nice. He was murdered by his own wife, Agrippina. Most historians think that it was likely that the emperor was murdered. Claudius died on the 13th of October, 54AD. Roman opinion at the time leads historians to believe that Claudius was murdered. Most likely throughbeing poisoned by mushrooms. Apart from his familial problems, his murder and his disability, emperor Claudius is know to have visited Britain. ​Claudius was following in his predecessors footsteps, Julius Caesar. Who invaded Britain between 55 to 54BC. ​Claudius, in 43 AD, undertook the conquest of Britain. He resided on the island for 16 days. Mostly Colchester. He lived for another 10 years after his conquest of Britain. Claudius was born on this day, 1st of August, 10BC. |
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