Claudius I
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- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Emperors, Caesars, Khans, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Roman emperor (r. 41-54 c.e.){$I[g]Roman Empire;Claudius I} Coming to power after the politically and financially devastating reign of Caligula, Claudius I completed the centralizing tendencies of Roman Imperial government by creating a bureaucracy that was totally professional in training and totally loyal in its devotion to the Imperial concept of government.
Early Life
Tiberius Claudius (KLAW-dee-uhs) Drusus Nero Germanicus was born in Lugdunum, Gaul (modern Lyon, France), the youngest son of the elder Drusus and Antonia Minor. The...
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