Claudius

:The name of two Roman emperors. This article deals with Claudius I. See Claudius II.

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::For other Romans named Claudius see Claudius (gens).

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::For the character in the play Hamlet, see King Claudius.

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Hamlet - King Claudius

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Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Drusus (August 1, 10 BC?October 13, 54), originally known as Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, was the fourth Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from January 24 41 to his death in 54. Born in Lugdunum in Gaul (modern-day Lyon, France), to Drusus and Antonia Minor, he was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy.

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August 1 - 10 BC - October 13 - 54 - Roman Emperor - Julio-Claudian dynasty - January 24 - 41 - Lugdunum - Gaul - Lyon - France - Drusus - Antonia Minor - Italy

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Claudius was considered a rather unlikely man to become emperor. He reportedly walked with a heavy limp his entire life and spoke with a stammer, and his despairing family had virtually excluded him from public office until his consulship with his nephew Caligula in 37. This infirmity may have saved him from the fate of many other Roman nobles during the purges of Tiberius and Caligula's reigns.

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Limp - Stammer - Consul - Caligula - 37 - Tiberius

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