He visited the island for 16 days, to preside over the capture of Colchester, the capital of the new province, and then returned to Rome in triumph. He also heard trials in private, rather than allowing senators to be judged by their peers.Īlthough he lacked a military reputation, the essential attribute of an emperor, in 43 AD Claudius undertook the conquest of Britain. Relations between Claudius and the senate continued to be difficult, and the new emperor entrusted much of his administration to influential Greek freedmen of low social standing, which in turn alienated the senators. The senate held out against Claudius for two days, but then accepted him. When Tiberius's successor Caligula was assassinated in January 41 AD, the Praetorian Guard found Claudius in the palace and acclaimed him as emperor. Claudius suffered from physical disabilities, including a limp and a speech impediment and was therefore treated with disdain by his family, and not considered as a future emperor. Tiberius, the second emperor of Rome, was his uncle. ![]() © Claudius I was the emperor who added Britain to the Roman Empire.Ĭlaudius was born on 1 August 10 BC in Gaul (now France) into the Roman imperial family.
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