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The gens
Gens

In ancient Rome, a gens was a clan, caste, or group of families, that shared a common name and a belief in a common ancestor. In the Roman naming convention, the second name was the name of the gens to which the person belonged....
 Claudia was one of the oldest families in ancient Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
, and for centuries its members were regularly leaders of the city and empire.

The family was traditionally held to have begun with Attius Clausus, a Sabine
Sabine

The Sabines were an Ancient Italic peoples tribe that lived in ancient Italy, inhabiting Latium before the founding of Rome. Their language belonged to the Osco-Umbrian languages subgroup of Italic languages and shows some similarities to Oscan language and Umbrian language....
 who favored peace with Rome . This was an unpopular position that led to him leaving Regillus
Regillus

Regillus was an ancient lake of Latium, Italy, famous in the legendary history of Rome as the lake in the neighborhood of which occurred the Battle of Lake Regillus which finally decided the hegemony of Rome in Latium....
 with his followers around 504 BC. Rome was welcoming however, making his followers citizens and giving them land, and making Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis
Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis

Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis was the semi-legendary founder of the Claudii. He was born Attius Clausus in the Sabine territories....
, as he was called in Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
, a senator
Roman Senate

The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic. According to the Greek historian Polybius, our principal source on the Constitution of the Roman Republic, the Roman Senate was the predominant branch of government....
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The gens
Gens

In ancient Rome, a gens was a clan, caste, or group of families, that shared a common name and a belief in a common ancestor. In the Roman naming convention, the second name was the name of the gens to which the person belonged....
 Claudia was one of the oldest families in ancient Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
, and for centuries its members were regularly leaders of the city and empire.

The family was traditionally held to have begun with Attius Clausus, a Sabine
Sabine

The Sabines were an Ancient Italic peoples tribe that lived in ancient Italy, inhabiting Latium before the founding of Rome. Their language belonged to the Osco-Umbrian languages subgroup of Italic languages and shows some similarities to Oscan language and Umbrian language....
 who favored peace with Rome . This was an unpopular position that led to him leaving Regillus
Regillus

Regillus was an ancient lake of Latium, Italy, famous in the legendary history of Rome as the lake in the neighborhood of which occurred the Battle of Lake Regillus which finally decided the hegemony of Rome in Latium....
 with his followers around 504 BC. Rome was welcoming however, making his followers citizens and giving them land, and making Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis
Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis

Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis was the semi-legendary founder of the Claudii. He was born Attius Clausus in the Sabine territories....
, as he was called in Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
, a senator
Roman Senate

The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic. According to the Greek historian Polybius, our principal source on the Constitution of the Roman Republic, the Roman Senate was the predominant branch of government....
. It is assumed that the name came from the Latin claudeo (to limp), as many of the family members were lame, probably from some congenital disorder
Congenital disorder

Congenital disorder involves defects in or damage to a developing fetus. It may be the result of Genetics abnormalities, the intrauterine environment, errors of morphogenesis, or a chromosomal abnormality....
.

Branches of the gens Claudia in the Early Republic

The following branches were descended from the first ancestor or founder Appius Claudius Sabinus.

Branches of the gens Claudia in the Middle Republic


The following branches were descended from the censor Appius Claudius Caecus
Appius Claudius Caecus

Appius Claudius Caecus was a Roman Republic politician from a wealthy patrician family. He was the son of Gaius Claudius Crassus, dictator in 337 BCE....
.

  • Those with the cognomen
    Cognomen

    The cognomen was originally a middle name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary ....
     Nero were prominent patrician senators during the late Republic; they favoured the praenomen
    Praenomen

    In Roman naming conventions, the praenomen was the only name in which parents had some choice, roughly equivalent to the given name of today....
     Tiberius. The earliest notable Nero was Gaius Claudius Nero
    Gaius Claudius Nero

    Gaius Claudius Nero was a Ancient Rome consul who fought in the Battle of the Metaurus . He was member of the gens Claudius .In 207 BC he was elected consul with Marcus Livius Salinator, and with his colleague he led the army that battle of the Metaurus the Carthage at the river Metaurus, killing their commander, Hannibal's brother Has...
    , consul in 207 BC and censor in 204 BC, notable for defeating Hasdrubal
    Hasdrubal

    Hasdrubal was the name of several Carthage generals of the First Punic War and Second Punic War. Among them the most famous are:* Hasdrubal reigned in Carthage in the 6th Century BC...
     and his ongoing battle with his former commander and co-consul and co-censor Marcus Livius Salinator
    Marcus Livius Salinator

    Marcus Livius Salinator , the son of Marcus , was a Roman Republic consul who fought in both the Illyrian Wars and Second Punic War, most notably during the Battle of the Metaurus....
    .


  • Those Claudii with the cognomen Pulcher
    Pulcher

    Pulcher was the cognomen of several Roman politicians:*Publius Claudius Pulcher *Appius Claudius Pulcher *Appius Claudius Pulcher *Gaius Claudius Pulcher ...
     (fem. Pulchra, meaning "beautiful") were patricians and also very prominent in the Middle and Late Republic; they favoured the praenomina Appius (the only family to bear this praenomen) and Publius. The founder of this branch Publius Claudius Pulcher
    Publius Claudius Pulcher

    Publius Claudius Pulcher was a Roman Republic general. His father was Gaius Claudius. He was the brother of the famous Roman politician Appius Claudius Caudex ....
     (consul 149 BC) offended Roman sensibilities by throwing the sacred chickens overboard (after they refused to feed), and later committed suicide ((249 BC/246 BC) after being forced from office as a result of the outcry. He appointed his own freedman Marcus Claudius Glicia as Dictator
    Roman dictator

    Dictator was a political office of the Roman Republic. The dictator was above the three branches of government in the constitution of the Roman Republic as no other body or officer could check his power....
     but the Senate refused to ratify the appointment. Pulcher was the son of Appius Claudius Caudex
    Appius Claudius Caudex

    Appius Claudius Caudex was a patrician member of the Claudius . He was the grandson of Appius Claudius Caecus through his father Gaius Claudius, and served as consul in 264 BC....
     (consul 264 BC), himself son of Gaius Claudius
    Gaius Claudius

    Gaius Claudius Centho was a 3rd century BCE member of a prominent and wealthy patrician Roman Republic family. He was the third son of Appius Claudius Caecus, and a member of the Claudius ....
    , himself a son of Appius Claudius Caecus
    Appius Claudius Caecus

    Appius Claudius Caecus was a Roman Republic politician from a wealthy patrician family. He was the son of Gaius Claudius Crassus, dictator in 337 BCE....
    . His son was the first Appius Claudius Pulcher
    Appius Claudius Pulcher

    Appius Claudius Pulcher may refer to several members of the Claudius during the Roman Republic:* Appius Claudius Pulcher , consul of 212 BC* Appius Claudius Pulcher , consul of 185 BC...
     (d. 211 BC), who was consul in 212 BC).


  • Those Claudii with the cognomen Marcellus
    Marcellus

    Marcellus may refer to:In geography:* Marcellus, Michigan* Marcellus , New York* Marcellus , New York* Marcellus, Lot-et-Garonne, France...
     (fem.Marcella, meaning martial) were plebeians. The first consul from this branch was a Marcus Claudius Marcellus
    Marcus Claudius Marcellus (disambiguation)

    Marcus Claudius Marcellus may refer to:*Marcus Claudius Marcellus *Marcus Claudius Marcellus *Marcus Claudius Marcellus , consul 222 BC, famous general, who fought Hannibal's forces in the Second Punic War...
     in the fourth century BC. Their most famous member was Marcus Claudius Marcellus
    Marcus Claudius Marcellus

    Marcus Claudius Marcellus , five times elected as consul of the Roman Republic, was an important Roman military leader during the Gallic War of 225 BC and the Second Punic War....
     (killed 208 BC in an ambush), five times consul, including four times during the Second Punic War
    Second Punic War

    The Second Punic War lasted from 218 BC to 201 BC and involved combatants in the western and eastern Mediterranean. It was the second of three major wars between Carthage and the Roman Republic....
     and the only historical Roman consul to win the spolia opima
    Spolia opima

    Spolia opima refers to the armor, arms, and other effects that an ancient Ancient Rome general had stripped from the body of an opposing commander slain in single combat....
    .


Branches of the gens Claudia in the Late Republic


There were several major branches of the Claudian gens at the end of the Republic.

  • One obscure patrician branch of the family appears to have had no cognomen
    Cognomen

    The cognomen was originally a middle name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary ....
    . A Lucius Claudius served as Rex Sacrorum
    Rex Sacrorum

    The Rex Sacrorum was the office of the highest-ranking priest under the Roman Kingdom. This changed upon the founding of the Roman Republic when the newly-created office of pontifex maximus was reserved for the top priest....
     in the mid-1st Century BC. He is doubly unusual, since "Lucius" is rare in any of the branches of the Claudii and unusual among patricians in general.


  • Those with the cognomen
    Cognomen

    The cognomen was originally a middle name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary ....
     Nero were prominent patrician senators during the late Republic; they favoured the praenomen
    Praenomen

    In Roman naming conventions, the praenomen was the only name in which parents had some choice, roughly equivalent to the given name of today....
     Tiberius. However, the Neros joined the gens Julia
    Julius

    Julius is the nomen of the gens Julia, an important patrician family of ancient Rome supposed to have descended from Julus, and thus from the goddess Venus ....
     when Tiberius Claudius Nero
    Tiberius

    Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, born Tiberius Claudius Nero , was the second Roman Emperor, from the death of Augustus in AD 14 until his own death in 37....
    , the son of another Ti. Claudius Nero
    Tiberius Nero

    Tiberius Claudius Nero was a member of the Claudius of ancient Rome. He was a descendant of the original Tiberius Claudius Nero a consul, son of Appius Claudius Caecus the censor....
     and Livia Drusilla, daughter of Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus
    Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus

    Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus was a Roman nobleman who served as a Roman Senate of the Roman Republic that lived in the 1st century BC. Marcus was the born with the name Appius Claudius Pulcher....
     (himself born a member of the other main branch of the gens Claudia - the Claudii Pulchri) was adopted by Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus thus forming the Julio-Claudian dynasty
    Julio-Claudian Dynasty

    The Julio-Claudian Dynasty refers to the four Roman Emperors: Tiberius, Caligula , Claudius, and Nero. They ruled the Roman Empire from 27 BC to AD 68, when the last of the line, Nero, committed suicide....
    .


  • Those Claudii with the cognomen Marcellus
    Marcellus

    Marcellus may refer to:In geography:* Marcellus, Michigan* Marcellus , New York* Marcellus , New York* Marcellus, Lot-et-Garonne, France...
     (fem.Marcella, meaning martial) were plebeians. In the first century BC, this branch had three consuls in three successive years (51-49 BC; two brothers and their first cousin); they favoured the praenomina Gaius and Marcus. Gaius Claudius Marcellus
    Gaius Claudius Marcellus Maior

    Gaius Claudius Marcellus Maior was a Roman consul in 49 BC.He is frequently confused with his cousin of the same name, Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor, a consul a year before in 50 BC....
     (consul 49 BC) was married to Augustus' sister Octavia Minor
    Octavia Minor

    Octavia Minor , also known as Octavia the Younger or simply Octavia, was the sister of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus , half sister of Octavia Major, and fourth wife of Mark Antony....
     and their son, Marcus
    Marcus Claudius Marcellus (Julio-Claudian dynasty)

    Marcus Claudius Marcellus was the eldest son of Octavia Minor, sister of Augustus, and Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor, a former consul. He was descended through his father from Marcus Claudius Marcellus, a famous general in the Second Punic War....
    , was married to Augustus' daughter, Julia the Elder
    Julia the Elder

    Julia the Elder , known to her contemporaries as Julia Caesaris filia or Julia Augusti filia was the daughter and only natural child of Augustus....
    . A sub-branch or off-shoot, whose antecedents are unclear, was additionally cognominated Aeserninus as in Marcus Claudius Marcellus Aeserninus.


  • Those Claudii with the cognomen Pulcher
    Pulcher

    Pulcher was the cognomen of several Roman politicians:*Publius Claudius Pulcher *Appius Claudius Pulcher *Appius Claudius Pulcher *Gaius Claudius Pulcher ...
     (fem. Pulchra, meaning "beautiful") were patricians and also very prominent in the Middle and Late Republic; they favoured the praenomina Appius (the only family to bear this praenomen) and Publius. A plebeian offshoot of this family was created when a Publius Claudius Pulcher, youngest son of an Appius, had himself adopted by a plebeian (for political reasons) and was thereafter known as Publius Clodius. One of his sisters, Clodia
    Clodia

    Clodia, She is not to be confused with her niece, Clodia Pulchra, who was briefly married to Augustus Caesar.Despite being a woman, Clodia was very well educated in Greek language and Philosophy, with a special talent for writing poetry....
    , wife of her cousin Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer, also adopted this vulgar
    VULGAR

    Vulgar is the fourth studio album released by Dir en grey on September 10, 2003 in Japan and on February 21, 2006 in Europe. A Special edition containing an additional DVD was also released....
     spelling. This branch however fell into obscurity with Clodius's death; his daughter Clodia was briefly married to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, the future Augustus.


  • As noted, some plebian Claudians used the gentilicium "Clodius."


  • Claudia
    Claudia

    Claudia may refer to any of the following:...
     (and Clodia
    Clodia

    Clodia, She is not to be confused with her niece, Clodia Pulchra, who was briefly married to Augustus Caesar.Despite being a woman, Clodia was very well educated in Greek language and Philosophy, with a special talent for writing poetry....
    ) were the forms used by women.


Notable members of the gens Claudia

  • Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis
    Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis

    Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis was the semi-legendary founder of the Claudii. He was born Attius Clausus in the Sabine territories....
    , founder, consul in 495 BC
  • Appius Claudius Crassus
    Appius Claudius Crassus

    Appius Claudius Crassus was a decemviri of the Roman Republic ca 451 BC.His father was Appius Claudius Sabinus, Consul in 471 BCEDespite being of patrician descent, he supported the plebeian wish for a code of laws, and while in office shared power with their representatives....
    , decemvir ca 450 BC, consul 445 BC
  • Gaius Claudius
    Gaius Claudius

    Gaius Claudius Centho was a 3rd century BCE member of a prominent and wealthy patrician Roman Republic family. He was the third son of Appius Claudius Caecus, and a member of the Claudius ....
    , consul 454 BC
  • Appius Claudius P.f. Crassus Inregillensis, consul 349 BC
  • Marcus Claudius C.f. Marcellus, consul 329 BC
  • Appius Claudius Caecus
    Appius Claudius Caecus

    Appius Claudius Caecus was a Roman Republic politician from a wealthy patrician family. He was the son of Gaius Claudius Crassus, dictator in 337 BCE....
    , censor 312 BC consul 307 BC, 297 BC (or 296 BC)
  • Marcus Claudius M.f. Marcellus, consul 288 BC
  • Gaius Claudius M.f. Canina, consul 286 BC, 274 BC
  • Appius Claudius Ap.f. Russus, consul 269 BC
  • Appius Claudius Caudex
    Appius Claudius Caudex

    Appius Claudius Caudex was a patrician member of the Claudius . He was the grandson of Appius Claudius Caecus through his father Gaius Claudius, and served as consul in 264 BC....
    , consul 264 BC
  • Publius Claudius Pulcher
    Publius Claudius Pulcher

    Publius Claudius Pulcher was a Roman Republic general. His father was Gaius Claudius. He was the brother of the famous Roman politician Appius Claudius Caudex ....
    , consul 249 BC, lost the battle of Drepana
    Battle of Drepana

    The naval Battle of Drepana took place in 249 BC during the First Punic War near modern Trapani, western Sicily between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic....
  • Gaius Claudius Ap.f. (Caecus f.?) Centho, consul 240 BC
  • Marcus Claudius Marcellus
    Marcus Claudius Marcellus

    Marcus Claudius Marcellus , five times elected as consul of the Roman Republic, was an important Roman military leader during the Gallic War of 225 BC and the Second Punic War....
    , consul 222 BC, suffect 215 BC, 214 BC, 210 BC, 208 BC
  • Quintus Claudius, tribune 218 BC
  • Appius Claudius P.f. Pulcher, consul 212 BC
  • Gaius Claudius Ti.f. Nero
    Gaius Claudius Nero

    Gaius Claudius Nero was a Ancient Rome consul who fought in the Battle of the Metaurus . He was member of the gens Claudius .In 207 BC he was elected consul with Marcus Livius Salinator, and with his colleague he led the army that battle of the Metaurus the Carthage at the river Metaurus, killing their commander, Hannibal's brother Has...
    , consul 207 BC, won the battle of the Metaurus
    Battle of the Metaurus

    The Battle of the Metaurus was a pivotal battle in the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, fought in 207 BC near the Metauro River in present-day Italy....
    .
  • Tiberius Claudius P.f. Nero, consul 202 BC
  • Marcus Claudius M.f. Marcellus, consul 196 BC
  • Appius Claudius Ap.f. Pulcher, consul 185 BC
  • Publius Claudius Ap.f. Pulcher, consul 184 BC
  • Marcus Claudius M.f. Marcellus, consul 183 BC
  • Gaius Claudius Pulcher
    Gaius Claudius Pulcher (consul 177 BC)

    Gaius Claudius Pulcher , consul in 177 BC, was the son of Appius Claudius Pulcher consul in 212 BC, and he was the father of Gaius Claudius Pulcher ....
    , consul 177 BC
  • Marcus Claudius Marcellus, consul 166 BC, 155 BC, 152 BC
  • Appius Claudius Pulcher
    Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 143 BC)

    Appius Claudius Pulcher was a Rome politician of the 2nd century BC....
    , consul 144 BC (or 143 BC)
  • Gaius Claudius Pulcher
    Gaius Claudius Pulcher (consul 92 BC)

    Gaius Claudius Pulcher was a Roman Republic consul in 92 BC, together with Marcus Perperna . His great-grandfather was Gaius Claudius Pulcher ....
    , consul 92 BC
  • Appius Claudius Pulcher
    Appius Claudius Pulcher

    Appius Claudius Pulcher may refer to several members of the Claudius during the Roman Republic:* Appius Claudius Pulcher , consul of 212 BC* Appius Claudius Pulcher , consul of 185 BC...
    , consul 77 BC (or 79 BC?)
  • Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius
    Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius

    Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius, Roman annalist, living probably in the first century BC, wrote a history, in at least twenty-three books, which began with the conquest of Rome by the Gauls and went on to the death of Sulla or perhaps later....
    , historian
  • Publius Clodius, tribune of the plebs 58 BC
  • Appius Claudius Pulcher
    Appius Claudius Pulcher

    Appius Claudius Pulcher may refer to several members of the Claudius during the Roman Republic:* Appius Claudius Pulcher , consul of 212 BC* Appius Claudius Pulcher , consul of 185 BC...
    , consul 54 BC
  • Marcus Claudius Marcellus, consul 51 BC
  • Gaius Claudius Marcellus Major
    Gaius Claudius Marcellus

    Gaius Claudius Marcellus was the name of several men in ancient Rome. Two of the most prominent bearers of this name were first cousins and held the consulship in successive years ....
    , consul 50 BC
  • Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor
    Gaius Claudius Marcellus

    Gaius Claudius Marcellus was the name of several men in ancient Rome. Two of the most prominent bearers of this name were first cousins and held the consulship in successive years ....
    , consul 49 BC
Note: Consuls of 51 and 49 BC were brothers and first cousins to the consul of 50 BC.
  • Appius Claudius Pulcher, consul 38 BC
  • Marcus Claudius Marcellus
    Marcus Claudius Marcellus (Julio-Claudian dynasty)

    Marcus Claudius Marcellus was the eldest son of Octavia Minor, sister of Augustus, and Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor, a former consul. He was descended through his father from Marcus Claudius Marcellus, a famous general in the Second Punic War....
    , namesake of the Theatre of Marcellus
    Theatre of Marcellus

    The Theatre of Marcellus is an ancient theatre built just before the Roman Empire. Its Roman architecture in the rioni of Rome of Sant'Angelo , Rome, provides one of the city's many popular spectacles or tourist sites....
    , married to Augustus' daughter.
  • Marcus Claudius Marcellus Aeserninus, consul 22 BC
  • Tiberius Claudius Nero
    Tiberius Nero

    Tiberius Claudius Nero was a member of the Claudius of ancient Rome. He was a descendant of the original Tiberius Claudius Nero a consul, son of Appius Claudius Caecus the censor....
    , father of the emperor Tiberius, praetor in 42 BC.
  • Nero Claudius Drusus, consul 9 BC, father of the emperor Claudius I.
  • Tiberius Claudius Nero
    Tiberius

    Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, born Tiberius Claudius Nero , was the second Roman Emperor, from the death of Augustus in AD 14 until his own death in 37....
     (Tiberius), emperor
  • Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus
    Claudius

    Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I was the fourth Roman Emperor, a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from January 24, AD 41 to his death in AD 54....
     (Claudius I), emperor
  • Tiberius Claudius Britannicus
    Britannicus

    Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus was the son of the Roman Empire Claudius and his third wife Valeria Messalina. He became the heir-designate of the empire at his birth, less than a month into his father's reign....
     (Britannicus), son of the last
  • Nero Claudius Drusus Caesar
    Nero

    Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, was the fifth and final Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty....
     (Nero), emperor, first Claudian by adoption.
Note: Claudians after the death of Nero were most likely descended from freedmen of the Claudians, or men granted citizenship by Claudians.
  • Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy), Greek astronomer
  • Claudius Civilis, led a revolt in 69
    69

    Year 69 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar....
  • Lucius Catilius Severus Iulianus Claudius Reginus, consul 120
    120

    Events...
  • Marcus Gavius
    Gavius

    Gavius was the nomen of the ancient Rome gens Gavia. The Gavi Arch in Verona, Italy was built in honor of the gens.* Gavius Bassus, writer at time of Cicero...
     Claudius Squilla Gallicanus, consul 127
    127

    Events...
  • Lucius Uibullius Hipparchus Ti. Claudius Atticus Herodes, consul 143
    143

    Events...
  • Gnaeus Claudius Severus Arabianus, consul 146
    146

    Events...
  • Gnaeus Claudius Severus, consul 173
    173

    Events...
  • Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus, consul 173
    173

    Events...
  • Maternus Ti. Claudius, consul 185
    185

    Events...
  • Tiberius Claudius Seuerus Proculus, consul 200
    200

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  • Appius Claudius Iulianus, consul 224
    224

    Events...
  • Claudius Pompeianust, consul 231
    231

    Events...
  • Gnaeus Claudius Seuerus, consul 235
    235

    Events...
  • Lucius Ti. Claudius Aurelius Quintianus, consul 235
    235

    Events...
  • Claudius Aelianus
    Claudius Aelianus

    Claudius Aelianus , often seen as just Aelian, born at Praeneste, was a Roman author and teacher of rhetoric who flourished under Septimius Severus and probably outlived Elagabalus, who died in 222....
     (Aelian)
  • Claudius Galenus (Galen), Greek physician
  • Marcus Claudius Tacitus
    Marcus Claudius Tacitus

    Marcus Claudius Tacitus was a Roman Emperors from September 25, 275, to June 276....
    , emperor
  • Titus Claudius M. Aurelius Aristobulus, consul 285
    285

    Events...
  • Flavius Claudius Constantinus Caesar
    Constantine II (emperor)

    Flavius Claudius Constantinus, known in English as Constantine II, was List of Roman Emperors from 337 to 340. The eldest son of Constantine the Great and Fausta, he was born at Arles, and was raised as a Christian....
     (Constantine II), emperor
  • Flavius Claudius Julianus
    Julian the Apostate

    Flavius Claudius Julianus, known also as Julian or Julian the Apostate , was Roman Emperor of the Constantinian dynasty. He was the last non-Christian Roman Emperor, and expended much energy during his reign attempting to supplant the growing power of Christianity within the empire with officially revived Religion in ancient Rom...
     (Julian), emperor
  • Claudius Mamertinus, consul 362
    362

    Events...
  • Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus, consul 371
    371

    Events...
  • Flauius Claudius Antonius, consul 382
    382

    Events...
  • Claudius Claudianus
    Claudian

    Claudian was a Roman poet, who worked for Emperor Flavius Augustus Honorius and the latter's general Stilicho.A Greek language citizen of Alexandria, Claudian arrived in Rome before 395, and made his mark with a eulogy of his two young patrons, Probinus and Olybrius, thereby becoming court poet....
     (Claudian), poet
  • Imp. Caesar Flavius Claudius Constantinus Augustus (Constantine III), usurper
  • Claudius Iulius Eclesius Dynamius, consul 488
    488

    Events...


See also

  • Julio-Claudian dynasty
    Julio-Claudian Dynasty

    The Julio-Claudian Dynasty refers to the four Roman Emperors: Tiberius, Caligula , Claudius, and Nero. They ruled the Roman Empire from 27 BC to AD 68, when the last of the line, Nero, committed suicide....