Claudius aka Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (10 BC – AD 54) was Roman emperor from AD 41 to 54. Because he was afflicted with a limp and slight deafness due to sickness at a young age, he was excluded from public office. In 41AD, Caligula was assassinated in a conspiracy involving the Praetorian commander Cassius Chaerea and several senators. Following the murder, Claudius witnessed the guards execute several noblemen, including his friends and fled to the palace to hide where a Praetorian named Gratus found him behind a curtain and declared him imperator.
Claudius aka Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (10 BC – AD 54) was Roman emperor from AD 41 to 54. Because he was afflicted with a limp and slight deafness due to sickness at a young age, his family ostracized him and excluded him from public office until his consulship, shared with his nephew Caligula in AD 37. On 24 January 41, Caligula was assassinated in a conspiracy involving the Praetorian commander Cassius Chaerea and several senators. In the chaos following the murder, Claudius witnessed the guards execute several noblemen, including his friends. He fled to the palace to hide, however a Praetorian named Gratus found him hiding behind a curtain and declared him imperator.
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