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Claudius I

(Encyclopedia)Claudius I (Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus) klôdˈēəs [key], 10 b.c.–a.d. 54, Roman emperor (a.d. 41–a.d. 54), son of Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus and thus nephew of Tiberius. When...

Britannicus

(Encyclopedia)Britannicus (Claudius Tiberius Germanicus Britannicus) brĭtănˈĭkəs [key], a.d. 41?–a.d. 55, Roman prince, son of Claudius I and Messalina, so called in honor of Claudius' conquests in Britain. ...

Narcissus, in Roman history

(Encyclopedia)Narcissus, d. a.d. 54, secretary of the Roman Emperor Claudius I. A freedman with great influence, he revealed to Claudius the intrigue of Messalina and expedited her death (a.d. 48). The woman that N...

Claudius II

(Encyclopedia)Claudius II (Marcus Aurelius Claudius), d. 270, Roman emperor (268–70), called Gothicus. A successful general under Valerian, Claudius put down the revolt in which Gallienus was killed. He succeeded...

Messalina

(Encyclopedia)Messalina (Valeria Messalina) mĕsəlīˈnə [key], d. a.d. 48, Roman empress, wife of Claudius I. She was the mother of his children, Britannicus and Octavia. Her reputation for greed and lust was su...

Appius Claudius

(Encyclopedia)Appius Claudius: see Claudius, Roman gens. ...

Claudius Lysias

(Encyclopedia)Claudius Lysias lĭsˈēəs [key], in the Acts of the Apostles, official at Jerusalem who saved Paul from the mob. ...

Claudius

(Encyclopedia)Claudius, ancient Roman gens. Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillenis or Regillensis was a Sabine; he came (c.504 b.c.) with his tribe to Rome. While consul (495), his severe interpretation of the laws o...

Agrippina the Younger

(Encyclopedia)Agrippina the Younger, d. a.d. 59, Roman matron; daughter of Germanicus Caesar and Agrippina the Elder. By her first husband, Cneius Domitius Ahenobarbus, she was the mother of Nero. After her brother...
 

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