![]() It is not clear today if Claudius took part in the assassination. Later, in 41 AD, Caligula was assassinated because of the conspiracy, including the Praetorian leader Cassius Chaerea and senators. However cruel and insane in terms of reign, Caligula relentlessly humiliated his uncle: played jokes, took huge sums of money from him, and oppressed in front of the Senate. ![]() When Tiberius died, the new Emperor Caligula (the son of Germanicus, Clausius’ brother) made Claudius his co-consul in 37. However, it was the period of the terror and power of Sejanus, the Praetorian Guard, and Claudius decided to downplay this opportunity. When Drusus died, Claudius became considered a potential heir. Moreover, they also allowed Claudius to debate in the Senate. When his house burned down, the Senate offered its reconstruction at public expense. Moreover, after the death of Augustus, the knights (equities) chose Claudius to become the head of their delegation. Despite contempt from the Imperial family, most probably from the very beginning, the public respected Claudius. Tiberius became the new emperor, who allowed Claudius to begin the cursus honorum and granted consular ornaments to him. In 7 AD, Livy started to teach him history with the assistance of Sulpicius Flavus. Expectations about his future began to grow Public LifeĮmperor Augustus died in 14 AD when Claudius was 23 years old. When Claudius became a teenager, his symptoms waned, and he acquired scholarly interests. Moreover, for the reason of his weakness, he lived with his grandmother Livia for several years. Claudius’ disability became evident over a short period of time, and his mother started to use him as an example of stupidity. In addition, his mother never married again. In 9 BC, his father, Drusus, died during the campaign in Germany, and Claudius was left to be raised by his mother. The parental grandparents of Claudius were Livia, the third wife of Augustus, and Tiberius Claudius Nero. ![]() His maternal grandparents were Mark Antony and Octavia Minor, sister of Augustus, so that he was the great-great grandnephew of Gaius Julius Caesar. ![]()
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