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Claudius I

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Clau·di·us I  (klôd-s) In full Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus. 10 b.c.-a.d. 54.
Emperor of Rome (a.d. 41-54) who became ruler after Caligula was murdered. He was poisoned by his wife, Agrippina, after her son Nero was named as heir.
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Noun1.Claudius IClaudius I - Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
Claudius, Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus


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