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BY: MICHELLE BZIKOT, EVELINA KURAYEVA, AND MARY A. GASPARIAN
Roman Emperor: Claudius
41 AD – 54 AD
Claudius Nero Germanicus, simply known as Claudius
Born in Gaul to Nero Drusus and Antonia in 10 BC
had a bad childhood often neglected due to his limp and
mild deafness Fourth ruler of the Julio-
Claudian dynasty from 41 AD to 54 AD
Before He Was an Emperor
Before Claudius was emperor, it was his nephew,
Caligula Caligula was assassinated on
January 24, 41 AD No one knows the details of
that day, however this is the rumored story: Claudius was
frightened after the assassination, so he hid behind a curtain until a
Praetorian found him and declared him emperor
How Did He Become Emperor?
1. was very successful in conquering lands 2. some places include:
Mauretania (North Africa) Thrace (the Balkans) Lycia (part of Turkey)
3. greatest conquests Britannia (present day Great Britain) in sixteen days
As a Military Leader
1. built two aqueducts, which supplied the whole city of Rome
with water (the Aqua Claudia and Anio Novus)
2. expanded on canals and ports to easily trade with nations such as present day France and Germany
3. some important routes/roads built were:
-river of Rhine to the sea -road from Italy to Germany
-built a canal on the Tiber to Portus
Improvements: Public Works
he had many reforms on the Roman judicial
system he made sure everyone
on the jury was older than 25 so the decisions
would be reasonablealso had the plaintiff of a trial stay in the city as
the defendant does
Changes to the Judicial System
the island of Rhodes was freed for their good faith
excused people of Troy from taxes
when Greeks and Jews had a dispute he confirmed Jewish
rights in the city but also forbade them to move in more
families as a group he then confirmed the rights and freedoms of all the Jews in
the Empire
Legislative Affairs
made laws pertaining to freeing slaves and woman privileges
when he came back from conquering land, the population was over five million, so he granted everybody a free citizenship
rebuilt Pompey’s theatre after it had been lost to a fire.
set two aqueducts which supplied water
wrote about the Etruscan and Carthaginian cultures
added three new letters, and in modern time we use two of them, the letters W and Y
Effect on Roman Life and Culture
was manipulated former slaves who were his close advisers and secretaries and allowed himself to be misled by them
a puppet in the hands of his private secretary, who seems to have had the
most to do with the day-to-day running of the Empire
tried hundreds of cases himself, and many of these cases were conducted in
complete violation of the rules of a fair trial (he ended up punishing the innocent
and freeing the guilty) had quite a few disabilities such as speech
impartment, severe clumsiness, infinite paralysis, and many other diseases
Weaknesses of Claudius
very vulnerable his wives cheated on him many time ,
but he turned a blind eye which led to his wives being
his worst enemies his new wife would soon
sabotage him to make her son, Nero emperor next
was on very shaky ground with the senate which would soon lead to them plotting
against Claudius
Leading to the Death of Claudius
Claudius decided to marry a second time to his niece,
Agrippina her own son, Nero, was the boy
she planned to make an emperor Agrippina removed all her rivals
and convinced Claudius to disinherit his own son,
Britannicusshe hired a doctor to get him out
of the way, and put a feather dipped in poison down his throat
Claudius died in 54 AD, at the age of 63
Death