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	~~[[Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus]] (10 BC –54 CE) was the fourth Roman Emperor of the [[Julio-Claudian]] dynasty.~~

	~~==Overview==~~

	Claudius was born in [[Lugdunum]] in [[Gallia]], to [[Nero Claudius Drusus]] and [[Antonia Minor], as [[Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus]]. He was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside [[Italy]]. He was the brother of [[Germanicus]].

	~~====Early Career====~~

	In his youth [[Claudius]] suffered from various infirmities, possibly polio, and thus he was virtually excluded from public office. In 14 CE, [[Claudius]] appealed to his uncle [[Tiberius]] to allow him to begin the ''cursus honorum'', who responded by granting [[Claudius]] consular ornaments. [[Claudius]] reached his first consulship only in 37 CE with his nephew [[Gaius Caesar]]. Till his accession to the throne, [[Claudius]] led a retired life. An historian, he wrote a History of the Civil War, a History of Carthage, and a History of the Etruscans. [[Claudius]] was betrothed twice, first to [[Aemilia Lepida]] and then to [[Livia Medullina]]. He married first [[Plautia Urgulanilla]]. Soon afterwards in 28 CE, he married [[Aelia Paetina]], a relation of [[Sejanus]]. In 38 or early 39 CE, [[Claudius]] married [[Valeria Messalina]]. They had a daughter [[Claudia Octavia]] and a son, [[Tiberius Claudius Germanicus]], known as [[Britannicus]], who was born after [[Claudius]]' accession.

	~~====Imperial Succession====~~
	[[Claudius]] succeeded to his nephew [[Gaius Caesar]] in 41 CE. He had been chosen by the Praetorian Guard against the wishes of the Senate, who wanted to restore the Republic. Eventually [[Agrippa I]] succeeded in having the imperial accession of [[Claudius]] recognized by the Senate. The reign of [[Claudius]] was characterized by an increasing reliance on the advice of his freedmen, especially [[Narcissus]], and [[Marcus Antonius Pallas]], developing the framework of the imperial bureaucracy. [[Claudius]] conducted a census in 48 CE, according to which there were 5,984,072 Roman citizens. [[Claudius]] showed much respect to the Senate, although several coup attempts were made during [[Claudius]]' reign, resulting in the deaths of many senators, as [[Appius Silanus]], executed early in the reign, [[Claudius]]' son-in-law [[Pompeius Magnus]], who was executed for his part in a conspiracy with his father [[Crassus Frugi]], and the consulars [[Lusius Saturninus]], [[Cornelius Lupus]], and [[Pompeius Pedo]], [[Valerius Asiaticus]] and [[Gaius Silius]], who was executed in 48 CE together with [[Claudius]]’ wife [[Messalin]]a. Other senators were exiled as in 46 CE, [[Asinius Gallus]], the grandson of [[Asinius Pollio]], and [[Statilius Corvinus]]. [[Claudius]] was particularly interested in jurisdiction; he also extended Latin rights and Roman citizenship to provincials, giving them the access to the Senate. The Lyons Tablet preserves his speech on the admittance of Gallic senators. He also increased the number of Patricians by adding new families to the dwindling number of noble lines. In Italy, Claudius reign was as well characterized by the extensive public works, as the erection of aqueducts, the Aqua Claudia, begun by [[Gaius Caesar]], and the Anio Novus, the building of the harbor of [[Portus]], near [[Ostia]], and the draining of the Fucinus Lake. [[Claudius]]’s foreign policy was quite successful. It was characterized by the conquest of [[Britannia]]. In 43 CE, [[Claudius]] sent [[Aulus Plautius]] with four legions to [[Britannia]]. [[Claudius]] himself traveled to [[Britannia]]. The rebel leader [[Caractacus]] was captured only in 50 CE. [[Britannia]] was added as a provincia. Other provinces which were added to the Empire were [[Mauretania]], [[Lycia]] in 43 C.E., and [[Thracia]] in 46 C.E. Other provinces which were annexed were [[Noricum]] and [[Pamphylia]]. [[Claudius]] dealings with [[Armenia]] were less successful. Following the attempted coup attempt by [[Gaius Silius]] and the execution of his wife [[Messalina]], [[Claudius]] married her niece [[Agrippina Minor]], and he adopted as co-heir with his son [[Britannicus]], her son by [[Domitius Aehenobarbus]], [[Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus]]. [[Claudius]] died in 54 CE, allegedly poisoned by [[Nero]].

	~~====Claudius the Jews and Judaea====~~

	[[Claudius]] reign on the main was quite positive for the Jews living in the Roman Empire. Various sources, not always reliable and confused, suggest that [[Claudius]] wished to expel the Jews from Rome in 41 C.E. and maybe in 49 C.E. It is possible that in 49 CE the small group of Judaeo-Christians were indeed expelled from Rome. This episode is much important as well because it records the beginning of Christianity at Rome. Yet it seems that at this point the Christians were not a separated group, but part of the Jewish community at large. After his accession, the Greeks and Jews of [[Alexandria]] sent him two separate embassies. In the answer, the so called ''Letter to the Jews'', conserved in a papyrus, [[Claudius]] reaffirmed the rights of the Jews living in [[Alexandria]], but denied them the coveted Alexandrian citizenship.

	After his accession to the throne, [[Claudius]] appointed [[Agrippa I]] as King of Judaea in 41 CE. [[Agrippa I]] ruled on the same territories held by his grandfather [[Herod the Great]] till 44 CE. [[Agrippa I]] strengthened the fortifications of [[Jerusalem]], building the [[Third Wall]], and when he tried to convene an assembly of Kings, Allies to Rome, as [[Antiochus of Commagene]], to whom his daughter [[Berenice]] was betrothed, [[Polemon of Pontus]], [[Sampsigeramus of Edessa]], [[Cotys of Lesser Armenia]], and [[Herod of Chalcis]], the Roman governor of Syria, [[Vibius Marsus]], was much alarmed. The Jewish King died soon afterwards. His son, [[Herod Agrippa II]] was too young to succeed; therefore [[Claudius]] appointed a procurator to rule Judaea. Under Claudius' reign, [[Judaea]] was ruled by [[Cuspius Fadus]] (44-46 CE), [[Tiberius Julius Alexander]] (46-48 CE), [[Ventidius Cumanus]] (48-52 CE), and [[Antonius Felix]] (52-58).

	~~==In Depth==~~

	*[[Claudius (sources)]]

	*[[Claudius (arts)]]

	~~==Related categories==~~

	*[[Roman Emperors]]

	~~==External links==~~

	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius Wikipedia]


	[[Category:Index]]		[[Category:Index]]
	[[Category:People]]		[[Category:People]]

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	After his accession to the throne, [[Claudius]] appointed [[Agrippa I]] as King of Judaea in 41 CE. [[Agrippa I]] ruled on the same territories held by his grandfather [[Herod the Great]] till 44 CE. [[Agrippa I]] strengthened the fortifications of [[Jerusalem]], building the [[Third Wall]], and when he tried to convene an assembly of Kings, Allies to Rome, as [[Antiochus of Commagene]], to whom his daughter [[Berenice]] was betrothed, [[Polemon of Pontus]], [[Sampsigeramus of Edessa]], [[Cotys of Lesser Armenia]], and [[Herod of Chalcis]], the Roman governor of Syria, [[Vibius Marsus]], was much alarmed. The Jewish King died soon afterwards. His son, [[Herod Agrippa II]] was too young to succeed; therefore [[Claudius]] appointed a procurator to rule Judaea. Under Claudius' reign, [[Judaea]] was ruled by [[Cuspius Fadus]] (44-46 CE), [[Tiberius Julius Alexander]] (46-48 CE), [[Ventidius Cumanus]] (48-52 CE), and [[Antonius Felix]] (52-58).		After his accession to the throne, [[Claudius]] appointed [[Agrippa I]] as King of Judaea in 41 CE. [[Agrippa I]] ruled on the same territories held by his grandfather [[Herod the Great]] till 44 CE. [[Agrippa I]] strengthened the fortifications of [[Jerusalem]], building the [[Third Wall]], and when he tried to convene an assembly of Kings, Allies to Rome, as [[Antiochus of Commagene]], to whom his daughter [[Berenice]] was betrothed, [[Polemon of Pontus]], [[Sampsigeramus of Edessa]], [[Cotys of Lesser Armenia]], and [[Herod of Chalcis]], the Roman governor of Syria, [[Vibius Marsus]], was much alarmed. The Jewish King died soon afterwards. His son, [[Herod Agrippa II]] was too young to succeed; therefore [[Claudius]] appointed a procurator to rule Judaea. Under Claudius' reign, [[Judaea]] was ruled by [[Cuspius Fadus]] (44-46 CE), [[Tiberius Julius Alexander]] (46-48 CE), [[Ventidius Cumanus]] (48-52 CE), and [[Antonius Felix]] (52-58).

			==In Depth==

			*[[Claudius (sources)]]

			*[[Claudius (arts)]]

	==Related categories==		==Related categories==

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	[[Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus]] (10 BC –54 CE) was the fourth Roman Emperor of the [[Julio-Claudian]] dynasty.		[[Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus]] (10 BC –54 CE) was the fourth Roman Emperor of the [[Julio-Claudian]] dynasty.

	==~~=Early Career=~~==		==Overview==

	Claudius was born in [[Lugdunum]] in [[Gallia]], to [[Nero Claudius Drusus]] and [[Antonia Minor], as [[Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus]]. He was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside [[Italy]]. He was the brother of [[Germanicus]]. [[Claudius]] suffered from various infirmities, possibly polio, and thus he was virtually excluded ~~him~~ from public office. In 14 CE, [[Claudius]] appealed to his uncle [[Tiberius]] to allow him to begin the ''cursus honorum'', who responded by granting [[Claudius]] consular ornaments. [[Claudius]] reached his first consulship only in 37 CE with his nephew [[Gaius Caesar]]. Till his accession to the throne, [[Claudius]] led a retired life. An historian, he wrote a History of the Civil War, a History of Carthage, and a History of the Etruscans. [[Claudius]] was betrothed twice, first to [[Aemilia Lepida]] and then to [[Livia Medullina]]. He married first [[Plautia Urgulanilla]]. Soon afterwards in 28 CE, he married [[Aelia Paetina]], a relation of [[Sejanus]]. In 38 or early 39 CE, [[Claudius]] married [[Valeria Messalina]]. They had a daughter [[Claudia Octavia]] and a son, [[Tiberius Claudius Germanicus]], known as [[Britannicus]], who was born after [[Claudius]]' accession.		Claudius was born in [[Lugdunum]] in [[Gallia]], to [[Nero Claudius Drusus]] and [[Antonia Minor], as [[Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus]]. He was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside [[Italy]]. He was the brother of [[Germanicus]].

			====Early Career====

			In his youth [[Claudius]] suffered from various infirmities, possibly polio, and thus he was virtually excluded from public office. In 14 CE, [[Claudius]] appealed to his uncle [[Tiberius]] to allow him to begin the ''cursus honorum'', who responded by granting [[Claudius]] consular ornaments. [[Claudius]] reached his first consulship only in 37 CE with his nephew [[Gaius Caesar]]. Till his accession to the throne, [[Claudius]] led a retired life. An historian, he wrote a History of the Civil War, a History of Carthage, and a History of the Etruscans. [[Claudius]] was betrothed twice, first to [[Aemilia Lepida]] and then to [[Livia Medullina]]. He married first [[Plautia Urgulanilla]]. Soon afterwards in 28 CE, he married [[Aelia Paetina]], a relation of [[Sejanus]]. In 38 or early 39 CE, [[Claudius]] married [[Valeria Messalina]]. They had a daughter [[Claudia Octavia]] and a son, [[Tiberius Claudius Germanicus]], known as [[Britannicus]], who was born after [[Claudius]]' accession.

	====Imperial Succession====		====Imperial Succession====

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	*This page is edited by Samuele Rocca, Israel		*This page is edited by [[Samuele Rocca]], Israel
	*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Claudius (sources)]]		*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Claudius (sources)]]
	*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Claudius (subject)]]		*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Claudius (subject)]]


			[[Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus]] (10 BC –54 CE) was the fourth Roman Emperor of the [[Julio-Claudian]] dynasty.

	===Early Career===		===Early Career===
	[[Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus]] (10 BC –54 CE) was the fourth Roman Emperor of the [[Julio-Claudian]] dynasty. Born in [[Lugdunum]] in [[Gallia]], to [[Nero Claudius Drusus]] and [[Antonia Minor], as [[Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus]], he was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside [[Italy]]. He was the brother of [[Germanicus]]. [[Claudius]] suffered from various infirmities, possibly polio, and thus he was virtually excluded him from public office. In 14 CE, [[Claudius]] appealed to his uncle [[Tiberius]] to allow him to begin the cursus honorum, who responded by granting [[Claudius]] consular ornaments. [[Claudius]] reached his first consulship only in 37 CE with his nephew [[Gaius Caesar]]. Till his accession to the throne, [[Claudius]] led a retired life. An historian, he wrote a History of the Civil War, a History of Carthage, and a History of the Etruscans. [[Claudius]] was betrothed twice, first to [[Aemilia Lepida]] and then to [[Livia Medullina]]. He married first [[Plautia Urgulanilla]]. Soon afterwards in 28 CE, he married [[Aelia Paetina]], a relation of [[Sejanus]]. In 38 or early 39 CE, [[Claudius]] married [[Valeria Messalina]]. They had a daughter [[Claudia Octavia]] and a son, [[Tiberius Claudius Germanicus]], known as [[Britannicus]], who was born after [[Claudius]]' accession.

	===Imperial Succession===		Claudius was born in [[Lugdunum]] in [[Gallia]], to [[Nero Claudius Drusus]] and [[Antonia Minor], as [[Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus]]. He was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside [[Italy]]. He was the brother of [[Germanicus]]. [[Claudius]] suffered from various infirmities, possibly polio, and thus he was virtually excluded him from public office. In 14 CE, [[Claudius]] appealed to his uncle [[Tiberius]] to allow him to begin the ''cursus honorum'', who responded by granting [[Claudius]] consular ornaments. [[Claudius]] reached his first consulship only in 37 CE with his nephew [[Gaius Caesar]]. Till his accession to the throne, [[Claudius]] led a retired life. An historian, he wrote a History of the Civil War, a History of Carthage, and a History of the Etruscans. [[Claudius]] was betrothed twice, first to [[Aemilia Lepida]] and then to [[Livia Medullina]]. He married first [[Plautia Urgulanilla]]. Soon afterwards in 28 CE, he married [[Aelia Paetina]], a relation of [[Sejanus]]. In 38 or early 39 CE, [[Claudius]] married [[Valeria Messalina]]. They had a daughter [[Claudia Octavia]] and a son, [[Tiberius Claudius Germanicus]], known as [[Britannicus]], who was born after [[Claudius]]' accession.

			====Imperial Succession====
	[[Claudius]] succeeded to his nephew [[Gaius Caesar]] in 41 CE. He had been chosen by the Praetorian Guard against the wishes of the Senate, who wanted to restore the Republic. Eventually [[Agrippa I]] succeeded in having the imperial accession of [[Claudius]] recognized by the Senate. The reign of [[Claudius]] was characterized by an increasing reliance on the advice of his freedmen, especially [[Narcissus]], and [[Marcus Antonius Pallas]], developing the framework of the imperial bureaucracy. [[Claudius]] conducted a census in 48 CE, according to which there were 5,984,072 Roman citizens. [[Claudius]] showed much respect to the Senate, although several coup attempts were made during [[Claudius]]' reign, resulting in the deaths of many senators, as [[Appius Silanus]], executed early in the reign, [[Claudius]]' son-in-law [[Pompeius Magnus]], who was executed for his part in a conspiracy with his father [[Crassus Frugi]], and the consulars [[Lusius Saturninus]], [[Cornelius Lupus]], and [[Pompeius Pedo]], [[Valerius Asiaticus]] and [[Gaius Silius]], who was executed in 48 CE together with [[Claudius]]’ wife [[Messalin]]a. Other senators were exiled as in 46 CE, [[Asinius Gallus]], the grandson of [[Asinius Pollio]], and [[Statilius Corvinus]]. [[Claudius]] was particularly interested in jurisdiction; he also extended Latin rights and Roman citizenship to provincials, giving them the access to the Senate. The Lyons Tablet preserves his speech on the admittance of Gallic senators. He also increased the number of Patricians by adding new families to the dwindling number of noble lines. In Italy, Claudius reign was as well characterized by the extensive public works, as the erection of aqueducts, the Aqua Claudia, begun by [[Gaius Caesar]], and the Anio Novus, the building of the harbor of [[Portus]], near [[Ostia]], and the draining of the Fucinus Lake. [[Claudius]]’s foreign policy was quite successful. It was characterized by the conquest of [[Britannia]]. In 43 CE, [[Claudius]] sent [[Aulus Plautius]] with four legions to [[Britannia]]. [[Claudius]] himself traveled to [[Britannia]]. The rebel leader [[Caractacus]] was captured only in 50 CE. [[Britannia]] was added as a provincia. Other provinces which were added to the Empire were [[Mauretania]], [[Lycia]] in 43 C.E., and [[Thracia]] in 46 C.E. Other provinces which were annexed were [[Noricum]] and [[Pamphylia]]. [[Claudius]] dealings with [[Armenia]] were less successful. Following the attempted coup attempt by [[Gaius Silius]] and the execution of his wife [[Messalina]], [[Claudius]] married her niece [[Agrippina Minor]], and he adopted as co-heir with his son [[Britannicus]], her son by [[Domitius Aehenobarbus]], [[Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus]]. [[Claudius]] died in 54 CE, allegedly poisoned by [[Nero]].		[[Claudius]] succeeded to his nephew [[Gaius Caesar]] in 41 CE. He had been chosen by the Praetorian Guard against the wishes of the Senate, who wanted to restore the Republic. Eventually [[Agrippa I]] succeeded in having the imperial accession of [[Claudius]] recognized by the Senate. The reign of [[Claudius]] was characterized by an increasing reliance on the advice of his freedmen, especially [[Narcissus]], and [[Marcus Antonius Pallas]], developing the framework of the imperial bureaucracy. [[Claudius]] conducted a census in 48 CE, according to which there were 5,984,072 Roman citizens. [[Claudius]] showed much respect to the Senate, although several coup attempts were made during [[Claudius]]' reign, resulting in the deaths of many senators, as [[Appius Silanus]], executed early in the reign, [[Claudius]]' son-in-law [[Pompeius Magnus]], who was executed for his part in a conspiracy with his father [[Crassus Frugi]], and the consulars [[Lusius Saturninus]], [[Cornelius Lupus]], and [[Pompeius Pedo]], [[Valerius Asiaticus]] and [[Gaius Silius]], who was executed in 48 CE together with [[Claudius]]’ wife [[Messalin]]a. Other senators were exiled as in 46 CE, [[Asinius Gallus]], the grandson of [[Asinius Pollio]], and [[Statilius Corvinus]]. [[Claudius]] was particularly interested in jurisdiction; he also extended Latin rights and Roman citizenship to provincials, giving them the access to the Senate. The Lyons Tablet preserves his speech on the admittance of Gallic senators. He also increased the number of Patricians by adding new families to the dwindling number of noble lines. In Italy, Claudius reign was as well characterized by the extensive public works, as the erection of aqueducts, the Aqua Claudia, begun by [[Gaius Caesar]], and the Anio Novus, the building of the harbor of [[Portus]], near [[Ostia]], and the draining of the Fucinus Lake. [[Claudius]]’s foreign policy was quite successful. It was characterized by the conquest of [[Britannia]]. In 43 CE, [[Claudius]] sent [[Aulus Plautius]] with four legions to [[Britannia]]. [[Claudius]] himself traveled to [[Britannia]]. The rebel leader [[Caractacus]] was captured only in 50 CE. [[Britannia]] was added as a provincia. Other provinces which were added to the Empire were [[Mauretania]], [[Lycia]] in 43 C.E., and [[Thracia]] in 46 C.E. Other provinces which were annexed were [[Noricum]] and [[Pamphylia]]. [[Claudius]] dealings with [[Armenia]] were less successful. Following the attempted coup attempt by [[Gaius Silius]] and the execution of his wife [[Messalina]], [[Claudius]] married her niece [[Agrippina Minor]], and he adopted as co-heir with his son [[Britannicus]], her son by [[Domitius Aehenobarbus]], [[Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus]]. [[Claudius]] died in 54 CE, allegedly poisoned by [[Nero]].

	===Claudius the Jews and Judaea===		====Claudius the Jews and Judaea====
	[[Claudius]] reign on the main was quite positive for the Jews living in the Roman Empire. Various sources, not always reliable and confused, suggest that [[Claudius]] wished to expel the Jews from Rome in 41 C.E. and maybe in 49 C.E. It is possible that in 49 CE the small group of Judaeo-Christians were indeed expelled from Rome. This episode is much important as well because it records the beginning of Christianity at Rome. Yet it seems that at this point the Christians were not a separated group, but part of the Jewish community at large. After his accession, the Greeks and Jews of [[Alexandria]] sent him two separate embassies. In the answer, the so called Letter to the Jews, conserved in a papyrus, [[Claudius]] reaffirmed the rights of the Jews living in [[Alexandria]], but denied them the coveted Alexandrian citizenship. After his accession to the throne, [[Claudius]] appointed [[Agrippa I]] as King of Judaea in 41 CE. [[Agrippa I]] ruled on the same territories held by his grandfather [[Herod the Great]] till 44 CE. [[Agrippa I]] strengthened the fortifications of [[Jerusalem]], building the [[Third Wall]], and when he tried to convene an assembly of Kings, Allies to Rome, as [[Antiochus of Commagene]], to whom his daughter [[Berenice]] was betrothed, [[Polemon of Pontus]], [[Sampsigeramus of Edessa]], [[Cotys of Lesser Armenia]], and [[Herod of Chalcis]], the Roman governor of Syria, [[Vibius Marsus]], was much alarmed. The Jewish King died soon afterwards. His son, [[Herod Agrippa II]] was too young to succeed; therefore [[Claudius]] appointed a procurator to rule Judaea. Under ~~his rule~~, Judaea was ruled by [[Cuspius Fadus]] (44-46 CE), [[Tiberius Julius Alexander]] (46-48 CE), [[Ventidius Cumanus]] (48-52 CE), and [[Antonius Felix]] (52-58).
			[[Claudius]] reign on the main was quite positive for the Jews living in the Roman Empire. Various sources, not always reliable and confused, suggest that [[Claudius]] wished to expel the Jews from Rome in 41 C.E. and maybe in 49 C.E. It is possible that in 49 CE the small group of Judaeo-Christians were indeed expelled from Rome. This episode is much important as well because it records the beginning of Christianity at Rome. Yet it seems that at this point the Christians were not a separated group, but part of the Jewish community at large. After his accession, the Greeks and Jews of [[Alexandria]] sent him two separate embassies. In the answer, the so called ''Letter to the Jews'', conserved in a papyrus, [[Claudius]] reaffirmed the rights of the Jews living in [[Alexandria]], but denied them the coveted Alexandrian citizenship.

			After his accession to the throne, [[Claudius]] appointed [[Agrippa I]] as King of Judaea in 41 CE. [[Agrippa I]] ruled on the same territories held by his grandfather [[Herod the Great]] till 44 CE. [[Agrippa I]] strengthened the fortifications of [[Jerusalem]], building the [[Third Wall]], and when he tried to convene an assembly of Kings, Allies to Rome, as [[Antiochus of Commagene]], to whom his daughter [[Berenice]] was betrothed, [[Polemon of Pontus]], [[Sampsigeramus of Edessa]], [[Cotys of Lesser Armenia]], and [[Herod of Chalcis]], the Roman governor of Syria, [[Vibius Marsus]], was much alarmed. The Jewish King died soon afterwards. His son, [[Herod Agrippa II]] was too young to succeed; therefore [[Claudius]] appointed a procurator to rule Judaea. Under Claudius' reign, [[Judaea]] was ruled by [[Cuspius Fadus]] (44-46 CE), [[Tiberius Julius Alexander]] (46-48 CE), [[Ventidius Cumanus]] (48-52 CE), and [[Antonius Felix]] (52-58).

	==Related categories==		==Related categories==

	*[[Roman Emperors~~\|Roman Emperors (subject)~~]]		*[[Roman Emperors]]

	==External links==		==External links==

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			===Early Career===
			[[Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus]] (10 BC –54 CE) was the fourth Roman Emperor of the [[Julio-Claudian]] dynasty. Born in [[Lugdunum]] in [[Gallia]], to [[Nero Claudius Drusus]] and [[Antonia Minor], as [[Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus]], he was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside [[Italy]]. He was the brother of [[Germanicus]]. [[Claudius]] suffered from various infirmities, possibly polio, and thus he was virtually excluded him from public office. In 14 CE, [[Claudius]] appealed to his uncle [[Tiberius]] to allow him to begin the cursus honorum, who responded by granting [[Claudius]] consular ornaments. [[Claudius]] reached his first consulship only in 37 CE with his nephew [[Gaius Caesar]]. Till his accession to the throne, [[Claudius]] led a retired life. An historian, he wrote a History of the Civil War, a History of Carthage, and a History of the Etruscans. [[Claudius]] was betrothed twice, first to [[Aemilia Lepida]] and then to [[Livia Medullina]]. He married first [[Plautia Urgulanilla]]. Soon afterwards in 28 CE, he married [[Aelia Paetina]], a relation of [[Sejanus]]. In 38 or early 39 CE, [[Claudius]] married [[Valeria Messalina]]. They had a daughter [[Claudia Octavia]] and a son, [[Tiberius Claudius Germanicus]], known as [[Britannicus]], who was born after [[Claudius]]' accession.

	'''Claudius'~~'' (10 BCE~~ - 54 CE) was the ~~fourth Roman Emperor~~, ~~from 41~~ to 54 CE.		===Imperial Succession===
			[[Claudius]] succeeded to his nephew [[Gaius Caesar]] in 41 CE. He had been chosen by the Praetorian Guard against the wishes of the Senate, who wanted to restore the Republic. Eventually [[Agrippa I]] succeeded in having the imperial accession of [[Claudius]] recognized by the Senate. The reign of [[Claudius]] was characterized by an increasing reliance on the advice of his freedmen, especially [[Narcissus]], and [[Marcus Antonius Pallas]], developing the framework of the imperial bureaucracy. [[Claudius]] conducted a census in 48 CE, according to which there were 5,984,072 Roman citizens. [[Claudius]] showed much respect to the Senate, although several coup attempts were made during [[Claudius]]' reign, resulting in the deaths of many senators, as [[Appius Silanus]], executed early in the reign, [[Claudius]]' son-in-law [[Pompeius Magnus]], who was executed for his part in a conspiracy with his father [[Crassus Frugi]], and the consulars [[Lusius Saturninus]], [[Cornelius Lupus]], and [[Pompeius Pedo]], [[Valerius Asiaticus]] and [[Gaius Silius]], who was executed in 48 CE together with [[Claudius]]’ wife [[Messalin]]a. Other senators were exiled as in 46 CE, [[Asinius Gallus]], the grandson of [[Asinius Pollio]], and [[Statilius Corvinus]]. [[Claudius]] was particularly interested in jurisdiction; he also extended Latin rights and Roman citizenship to provincials, giving them the access to the Senate. The Lyons Tablet preserves his speech on the admittance of Gallic senators. He also increased the number of Patricians by adding new families to the dwindling number of noble lines. In Italy, Claudius reign was as well characterized by the extensive public works, as the erection of aqueducts, the Aqua Claudia, begun by [[Gaius Caesar]], and the Anio Novus, the building of the harbor of [[Portus]], near [[Ostia]], and the draining of the Fucinus Lake. [[Claudius]]’s foreign policy was quite successful. It was characterized by the conquest of [[Britannia]]. In 43 CE, [[Claudius]] sent [[Aulus Plautius]] with four legions to [[Britannia]]. [[Claudius]] himself traveled to [[Britannia]]. The rebel leader [[Caractacus]] was captured only in 50 CE. [[Britannia]] was added as a provincia. Other provinces which were added to the Empire were [[Mauretania]], [[Lycia]] in 43 C.E., and [[Thracia]] in 46 C.E. Other provinces which were annexed were [[Noricum]] and [[Pamphylia]]. [[Claudius]] dealings with [[Armenia]] were less successful. Following the attempted coup attempt by [[Gaius Silius]] and the execution of his wife [[Messalina]], [[Claudius]] married her niece [[Agrippina Minor]], and he adopted as co-heir with his son [[Britannicus]], her son by [[Domitius Aehenobarbus]], [[Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus]]. [[Claudius]] died in 54 CE, allegedly poisoned by [[Nero]].

	==~~Overview~~==		===Claudius the Jews and Judaea===
			[[Claudius]] reign on the main was quite positive for the Jews living in the Roman Empire. Various sources, not always reliable and confused, suggest that [[Claudius]] wished to expel the Jews from Rome in 41 C.E. and maybe in 49 C.E. It is possible that in 49 CE the small group of Judaeo-Christians were indeed expelled from Rome. This episode is much important as well because it records the beginning of Christianity at Rome. Yet it seems that at this point the Christians were not a separated group, but part of the Jewish community at large. After his accession, the Greeks and Jews of [[Alexandria]] sent him two separate embassies. In the answer, the so called Letter to the Jews, conserved in a papyrus, [[Claudius]] reaffirmed the rights of the Jews living in [[Alexandria]], but denied them the coveted Alexandrian citizenship. After his accession to the throne, [[Claudius]] appointed [[Agrippa I]] as King of Judaea in 41 CE. [[Agrippa I]] ruled on the same territories held by his grandfather [[Herod the Great]] till 44 CE. [[Agrippa I]] strengthened the fortifications of [[Jerusalem]], building the [[Third Wall]], and when he tried to convene an assembly of Kings, Allies to Rome, as [[Antiochus of Commagene]], to whom his daughter [[Berenice]] was betrothed, [[Polemon of Pontus]], [[Sampsigeramus of Edessa]], [[Cotys of Lesser Armenia]], and [[Herod of Chalcis]], the Roman governor of Syria, [[Vibius Marsus]], was much alarmed. The Jewish King died soon afterwards. His son, [[Herod Agrippa II]] was too young to succeed; therefore [[Claudius]] appointed a procurator to rule Judaea. Under his rule, Judaea was ruled by [[Cuspius Fadus]] (44-46 CE), [[Tiberius Julius Alexander]] (46-48 CE), [[Ventidius Cumanus]] (48-52 CE), and [[Antonius Felix]] (52-58).

	~~Claudius was the fourth ruler of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He reigned from 41 (after [[:Category:Caligula (subject)\|Caligula]]) to 54 CE (followed by [[:Category:Nero (subject)\|Nero]]).~~		==Related categories==

	~~====Claudius and the Jews====~~

	In Judea Claudius tried to restore the authority of the [[Herodians\|Herodian dynasty]]. In 41 CE, he appointed his childhood friend [[Herod Agrippa]] as King of the Jews. Agrippa proved to be a loyal ally of the Emperor. His premature death in 44 CE was a blow for the Roman interests in the region. [[Herod Agrippa II]] was deemed too young to succeed his father, and

	~~The Roman Province of Judea was reinstalled and [[Claudius]] appointed several governors--[[Fadus]] (44-46 CE), [[Tiberius Alexander]] (46-48 CE), [[Cumanus]] (48-52 CE), and [[Felix]] (52-58).~~

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	The Roman Province of Judea was reinstalled and [[Claudius]] appointed several governors--[[Fadus]] (44-46 CE), [[Tiberius Alexander]] (46-48 CE), [[Cumanus]] (48-52 CE), and [[Felix]] (52-58).		The Roman Province of Judea was reinstalled and [[Claudius]] appointed several governors--[[Fadus]] (44-46 CE), [[Tiberius Alexander]] (46-48 CE), [[Cumanus]] (48-52 CE), and [[Felix]] (52-58).

	~~==Claudius in ancient sources==~~

	~~==Claudius in Scholarship==~~

	~~==Claudius in Fiction==~~

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			'''Claudius''' (10 BCE - 54 CE) was the fourth Roman Emperor, from 41 to 54 CE.

			==Overview==

			Claudius was the fourth ruler of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He reigned from 41 (after [[:Category:Caligula (subject)\|Caligula]]) to 54 CE (followed by [[:Category:Nero (subject)\|Nero]]).

			====Claudius and the Jews====

			In Judea Claudius tried to restore the authority of the [[Herodians\|Herodian dynasty]]. In 41 CE, he appointed his childhood friend [[Herod Agrippa]] as King of the Jews. Agrippa proved to be a loyal ally of the Emperor. His premature death in 44 CE was a blow for the Roman interests in the region. [[Herod Agrippa II]] was deemed too young to succeed his father, and

			The Roman Province of Judea was reinstalled and [[Claudius]] appointed several governors--[[Fadus]] (44-46 CE), [[Tiberius Alexander]] (46-48 CE), [[Cumanus]] (48-52 CE), and [[Felix]] (52-58).

			==Claudius in ancient sources==

			==Claudius in Scholarship==

			==Claudius in Fiction==

			==Related categories==

			*[[Roman Emperors\|Roman Emperors (subject)]]

			==External links==

			*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius Wikipedia]


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