The gens Claudia, sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses at Rome. The gens traced its origin to the earliest days of the Roman Republic. The first of the Claudii to obtain the consulship was Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis, in 495 BC, and from that time its members frequently held the highest offices of the state, both under the Republic and in imperial times.
Plebeian Claudii are found fairly early[specify] in Rome's history. Some may have been descended from members of the family who had passed over to the plebeians, while others were probably the descendants of freedmen of the gens.
In his life of the emperor Tiberius, who was a scion of the Claudii, the historian Suetonius gives a summary of the gens, and says, "as time went on it was honoured with twenty-eight consulships, five dictatorships, seven censorships, six triumphs, and two ovations." Writing several decades after the fall of the so-called "Julio-Claudian dynasty", Suetonius took care to mention both the good and wicked deeds attributed to members of the family.
Claudius (Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54) was Roman Emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul and was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy. 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 37. Claudius' infirmity probably saved him from the fate of many other nobles during the purges of Tiberius and Caligula's reigns; potential enemies did not see him as a serious threat. His survival led to his being declared Emperor by the Praetorian Guard after Caligula's assassination, at which point he was the last adult male of his family.
Despite his lack of experience, Claudius proved to be an able and efficient administrator. He was also an ambitious builder, constructing many new roads, aqueducts, and canals across the Empire. During his reign the Empire conquered Thrace, Noricum, Pamphylia, Lycia and Judaea, and began the conquest of Britain. Having a personal interest in law, he presided at public trials, and issued up to twenty edicts a day. However, he was seen as vulnerable throughout his reign, particularly by the nobility. Claudius was constantly forced to shore up his position; this resulted in the deaths of many senators. These events damaged his reputation among the ancient writers, though more recent historians have revised this opinion. After his death in 54, his grand-nephew and adopted son Nero succeeded him as Emperor.
"Ogni vento" (Véronique Gens, "Agrippina")
All About - Claudius (Extended)
Claudia (gens)
All About - Claudius
Händel: Agrippina condotta a morire, HWV 110 - 1/3 - Gens
Händel: Agrippina condotta a morire, HWV 110 - 3/3 - Gens
Tiberius Iulius Cesar - ITA
VIA APPIA ANTICA, ROMA, ITALY (1 of 2)
VIA APPIA ANTICA, ROMA, ITALY (2 of 2)
Villa in Affitto, via Tor di Sasso - Roma
Gabriel Fauré - Après un rêve, Claudius Popp - cello
Hamlet vs Claudius
Handel - Agrippina 'Nulle sperar da me'. Gens
Nous autres à Champignol 1957
"Ogni vento" (Véronique Gens, "Agrippina")
All About - Claudius (Extended)
Claudia (gens)
All About - Claudius
Händel: Agrippina condotta a morire, HWV 110 - 1/3 - Gens
Händel: Agrippina condotta a morire, HWV 110 - 3/3 - Gens
Tiberius Iulius Cesar - ITA
VIA APPIA ANTICA, ROMA, ITALY (1 of 2)
VIA APPIA ANTICA, ROMA, ITALY (2 of 2)
Villa in Affitto, via Tor di Sasso - Roma
Gabriel Fauré - Après un rêve, Claudius Popp - cello
Hamlet vs Claudius
Handel - Agrippina 'Nulle sperar da me'. Gens
Nous autres à Champignol 1957
Tiberio Claudio Nerón (Pasajes de la historia - La Rosa de los vientos)
ENG4U1 Claudius Oral Presentation
Ahala
Georg Frideric Handel - Agrippina - "E un foco", "Ho un non", "Pur ritorno" & "Vieni, o cara"
La Ballade des Gens Heureux de Gerard Lenorman
Antoine Furetière : "Les juifs sont de grands usuriers, fripiers et trompeurs"
Händel Opera Agrippina Conductor Jan Willem de Vriend
Handel - Agrippina 'Io di Roma il Giove sono' Micinski
Georg Frideric Handel - Agrippina - "Tu ben degno" (Della Jones)