Emperor Claudius

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, known to history as Claudius, was the fourth Emperor of Rome. Of the emperors that came before him and all those who came after him, he was the most unlikely of emperors. Up until the moment he became emperor, no one during his entire life seriously thought of him as emperor material. When he became emperor, he surprised everyone. Learn more about Emperor Claudius and his surprising rise to power on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the South Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction and learn the truth behind these compelling stories. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Tiberius, Claudius, Caesar Augustus Germanicus, known to history as simply Claudius, was the fourth emperor of Rome.
0:07.0	Of the emperors that came before him, and all those who came after him, he was the most unlikely of emperors. Up until the moment he became
0:15.4	emperor, no one during his entire life seriously thought of him as emperor material.
0:19.6	And when he became emperor, he surprised everyone.
0:23.0	Learn more about Emperor Claudius and a surprising rise to power
0:26.0	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. The Claudius was born Tiberius Claudius Drusus in the year 10 BC into the Roman imperial family.
0:50.0	His father was Drusus, an extremely competent and popular commander.
0:54.0	Drusus gained fame by fighting Germanic tribes in the north.
0:57.0	Drusus may have been one of only four Roman generals in history
1:01.0	to have achieved its greatest and rarest military honor, the Spolia Opima.
1:06.4	The Spolia Opima was only awarded to a general who defeated another enemy general in
1:10.8	single combat and then looted their armor and weapons.
1:14.0	Drousus was the son of Livia and her first husband Tiberius Claudioius Niro.
1:18.0	When Livia married Augustus, Augustus adopted Drusus and his brother and future Emperor Tiberius.
1:25.2	On Claudius's mother's side he also had an impeccable pedigree.
1:28.6	His mother was Antonia Minor, the youngest daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia,
1:32.2	the sister of Augustus.
1:34.0	Despite being a member of the Imperial Family,
1:36.0	Claudius was not like his other relatives. For his entire life,
1:40.1	Claudius was shunned, ostracized, and ridiculed by his own family.
1:45.0	And the reason for this was that Claudius was what we would call today disabled.
1:50.0	We aren't exactly sure what ailment inflicted Claudius, as the Romans were not very good at diagnosing such things.
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