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Claudius
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Claudius 1, Appius In full Appius Claudius Crassus. fl. fifth century b.c.
Roman decemvir (451-449) whose actions provoked a plebian revolt and the overthrow of the decemvirs.
Claudius 2, Appius In full Appius Claudius Caecus. fl. fourth-third century b.c.
Roman censor and consul who built the first Roman aqueduct and began construction of the Appian Way.
Claudius [ˈklɔːdɪəs]
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(Biographies / Claudius (10 bc-54 ad) M, Roman, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) full name Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus. 10 bc-54 ad, Roman emperor (41-54); invaded Britain (43); poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina
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Noun1.Claudius - Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murderedClaudius - 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 I, Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus
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Claudius [ˈklɔːdɪəs] N → Claudio
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AD54: Roman Emperor Claudius I died after eating poisoned mushrooms as a result of a plot inspired by his wife, the Empress Agrippina.
Onthisday by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
AD54: Roman Emperor Claudius I died after eating poisoned mushrooms as a result of a plot inspired by his wife, the Empress Agrippina: he was succeeded by Nero, her 1163: The body of the Anglo Saxon King, Edward (the Confessor), was transferred to a new shrine and October 13 has been celebrated as his feast day ever since.
ON THIS DAY IN .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
AD54: Roman Emperor Claudius I died after eating poisoned mushrooms as a result of a plot inspired by his wife, the Empress Agrippina.
On This Day by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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