Van wie was Claudius?

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( KLAW-dee-əs; Classical Latin: [tɪˈbɛri.ʊs ˈkɫau̯di.ʊs ˈkae̯sar au̯ˈɡʊstʊs ɡɛrˈmaːnɪkʊs]; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54), or Claudius, was a Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Drusus and Antonia Minor at Lugdunum in Roman Gaul, where his father was stationed as a military legate. He was the first Roman emperor to be born outside Italy.

As he had a limp, a stammer, and a tremor due to an illness he suffered when young, Claudius was ostracized by his family and was excluded from public office until his consulship (which was shared with his nephew, Caligula, in 37). His infirmity probably saved him from the fate of many other nobles during the purges throughout the reigns of Tiberius and Caligula, as potential enemies did not see him as a serious threat. His survival led to him being declared emperor by the Praetorian Guard after Caligula's assassination, at which point he was the last adult male of his family.

Despite his lack of experience, Claudius was an able and efficient administrator. He expanded the imperial bureaucracy to include freedmen, and helped restore the empire's finances after the excesses of Caligula's reign. He was also an ambitious builder, constructing new roads, aqueducts, and canals across the Empire. During his reign, the Empire started its successful conquest of Britain. Having a personal interest in law, he presided at public trials, and issued edicts daily. He was seen as vulnerable throughout his reign, particularly by elements of the nobility. Claudius was constantly forced to shore up his position, which resulted in the deaths of many senators. Those events damaged his reputation among the ancient writers, though more recent historians have revised that opinion. Many authors contend that he was murdered by his own wife, Agrippina the Younger. After his death at the age of 63, his grandnephew and legally adopted step-son, Nero, succeeded him as emperor.

Aemilia Lepida (4/3 v.Chr. - 53) (PIR² A 419^{[dode link]}) was de oudste dochter van Vipsania Julia Agrippina, een dochter van Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa en Julia Caesaris maior, en Lucius Aemilius Paullus, die consul was in 1 n.Chr. en afkomstig was uit de oude patricische gens Aemilia. Ze was het eerste achterkleinkind van princeps Augustus en van Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, die in 50 v.Chr. consul was geweest en de broer was van de triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.

Aemilia Lepida werd toen ze nog jong was verloofd met Tiberius Claudius Drusus (de latere princeps Claudius), maar deze verloving werd afgebroken toen haar vader rond 6 n.Chr. in ongenade viel door zijn deelname aan een samenzwering tegen Augustus en haar moeder rond 8 n.Chr. werd verbannen voor overspel. Ze zou uiteindelijk - vermoedelijk rond 13 of 14 n.Chr. - trouwen met Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus, die een succesvolle politieke carrière zou hebben waaronder het consulaat in 19 n.Chr. Ze hadden in totaal vijf kinderen: Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus, Junia Calvina, Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus, Lucius Junius Silanus Torquatus en Junia Lepida. Het is niet bekend wanneer ze overleed.

Kleopatra (lateinisch Cleopatra) war eine im 1. Jahrhundert n. Chr. lebende Mätresse des römischen Kaisers Claudius.

Nachdem Valeria Messalina, die Gattin des Claudius, im Jahr 48 n. Chr. mit ihrem Liebhaber Gaius Silius eine neue Ehe eingegangen war, fürchteten die einflussreichsten kaiserlichen Freigelassenen um die Bewahrung ihrer Macht, doch wagte nur Narcissus gegen die Kaiserin vorzugehen. Dabei ging er mit großer Vorsicht zu Werk und vermied es, selbst als erster den zu diesem Zeitpunkt längere Zeit in Ostia weilenden Princeps über den Ehebruch seiner Gattin zu informieren. Stattdessen veranlasste er durch Geschenke und Versprechungen zwei vertraute Mätressen des Claudius, Calpurnia und Kleopatra, diese Anzeige zu machen. Nachdem zuerst Calpurnia dem Kaiser bei einem diskreten Gespräch von Messalinas Heirat mit Silius berichtet hatte, bestätigte Kleopatra auf Calpurnias Frage hin, dass sie davon ebenfalls ins Bild gesetzt worden sei. Dann erst wurde Narcissus hinzugezogen, und das rasche Verfahren zur Hinrichtung Messalinas nahm seinen Lauf.

Furia Livia Medullina Camilla (c. 6 BC–c. AD 10) was the second fiancee of the future Emperor Claudius.