3 Quotes & Sayings By Claudius
Claudius was the third Emperor of Rome, reigning from 11 B.C. to 54 A.D. He was the nephew and adopted son of Octavian, who became Augustus after his victory in the civil war against Mark Antony (58 B.C. to 30 B.C.), and who in 27 B.C
became the first Roman Emperor under the title Augustus Caesar (Latin: Imperator Caesar Augustus). Claudius was declared emperor by the Praetorian Guard after Caligula's assassination (37), initially ruling under the auspices of his uncle (now de facto emperor) until he came of age in 40, when he came to power in his own right. The eldest son of Germanicus, Claudius was born at Lugdunum (modern Lyon) Lyon in Gaul on 6 March 10 B.C., while his father was campaigning against the Germanic tribes beyond the Rhine.
