Claudius

Livia (Grandmother)

Tiberius (Uncle)

Julia Lavilla (Niece)

Caligula (Nephew)

Agrippina the Younger (Niece/Wife)

Messalina (Wife)

Nero (Great-Nephew/Stepson)

Britannicus (Son)

Octavia (Grandmother)

Mark Anthony (Grandfather)

Cleopatra (Step-grandmother)

> ***"Such was life for Uncle Claudius."*** *~Dovahhatty, whenever something unlucky happened to Claudius.*
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Claudius (10 BC - 54 AD) was the fourth Roman Emperor, reigning from 41 - 54 AD. He was the husband of Messalina and Agrippina the Younger, uncle of Caligula, and father of both Nero and Britannicus.

## In "Unbiased History"

### **"Augustus, the First Emperor"**

Claudius is seen as a baby, being carried by Dovahhatty himself.

### **"The Mad Emperors"**

Claudius had recently married to a woman who would later cuck him. Later, after Sejanus was denied a marriage, Claudius was pressured into marrying Sejanus' abusive relative instead. Claudius had then published histories about the Etruscans and Carthaginians, causing him to become a consul by Caligula's request, spiralling him into, as Dovah put it, "crazy cults that cost him a fortune, all for the sake of banter."

When Cassius Chaerea had Caligula murdered, the more loyal Praetorians found the cowering Claudius behind a curtain, proclaiming him as emperor. He soon had Chaerea executed, and changed his name to "Augustus" to emulate the original Princeps, his step-grandfather. His first decrees included exempting the ruins of Troy from taxation and (attempting to, but ultimately fail) disallowing the persecution of Jews. He also attempted to drain the Fucine Lake, only for the drainage to back up and submerge the entire effort. He had also took up the role of censor alongside Aulus Vitellius' father, Lucius, purging a few members of the Senate afterwards. He annexed the client kingdom of Thrace alongside his friend Narcissus, finally making the Mediterranean "Mare Nostrum," "Our Sea."

Thanks to Caligula beating Neptune, he managed to gain Britannia as a province, civilizing Caratacus and founding Camulodunum (modern-day Colchester) as the province's capital city. He then sent Vespasian to conquer the south-west coast, annexing it in the process.

His third wife, the adulterous Messalina, gave birth to his natural son, Britannicus, before she welcomed back Caligula's sisters, accusing Julia of adultery (ironically enough) with Seneca. After Messalina's death, he married Agrippina the Younger, reuniting the Gens Julia and Gens Claudia once more, naming Nero, then known as Lucius, as his heir, marrying him off to his daughter, but he would later regret that decision, planning to change his heirs, but he would die from poisoning before he could do so.

He would later be seen as a spirit overlooking Nero's annexation of Bosphorus.

### **"The Fall of Rome"**

He is seen in the ending montages alongside the rest of the post-Augustus Julio-Claudians, their relatives and wives, including Sporus, a horse, Sejanus, Boudicca and Caratacus, Paulinus, and Neptune.

## "Trivia"

* Claudius' portrayal as a Wojak in Unbiased History omitted the fact that as he is seen as a well-learned and competent emperor.
	+ Though this is due to his suffering by his abusive relatives, submissive personality, and string of bad lucks for such portrayal despite his generally good administration even in the show.
* Claudius was actually considering Caratacus to be executed, but never went through with it due to his impressive speech to the Senate.
* It is suspected that Claudius may have been the conspirator in Caligula's assassination as he gave out large monetary gifts to Praetorian guards and pardoning the leading members.
* A miscellaneous theory that popped up is that Claudius might have suffered from cerebral palsy.
* The loyal elements of the Praetorian Guard who found Claudius were actually German bodyguards of the Emperor.
* Although in the series, Caligula is shown as someone more or less positive towards his uncle, it is known that in real life he humiliated Claudius for fun or to highlight his disabilities.