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CLAUDIUS I
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• CLAUDIUS I (noun)
The noun CLAUDIUS I has 1 sense:
1. Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
Familiarity information: CLAUDIUS I used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Claudius; Claudius I; Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus
Instance hypernyms:
Emperor of Rome; Roman Emperor (sovereign of the Roman Empire)
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