October 13, 54 CE: Death of Emperor Claudius

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🗓️ 13 October 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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On this day in the year 54 CE, Roman Emperor Claudius was poisoned by his wife Agrippina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, October 13th, 2020.
0:08.5	On this day in the year 54 CE, Roman Emperor Claudius was poisoned by his wife, Agrapina.
0:16.9	Agrapina was a cunning strategist and knew that with Claudius out of the way she could
0:22.1	get her son from a previous marriage into the seat of the Emperor.
0:33.1	Welcome to Today in True Crime, a podcast original.
0:36.9	Due to the graphic nature of today's crimes, listener discretion is advised.
0:41.4	Extreme caution is advised for listeners under 13.
0:45.2	Today we're covering the poisoning of Roman Emperor Claudius by his much younger fourth
0:51.2	wife, Agrapina.
0:53.5	Now let's go back to ancient Rome on October 13th, 54 CE.
1:09.8	It was just after midnight in the sprawling imperial mansion of 64-year-old Emperor Claudius.
1:16.7	He was hosting a lavish dinner party.
1:19.1	There were tables of senators, Roman nobility, and other distinguished guests.
1:24.1	All around them servants carried jugs of wine and gilded trays of meat and vegetables.
1:30.9	Claudius sat on a raised dais with a few of his most trusted lieutenants and his beautiful
1:36.9	wife, 33-year-old Agrapina.
1:40.9	Agrapina also happened to be Claudius's niece.
1:43.7	In fact, the Roman senate had to make a special exception to the empire's incest laws for
1:49.6	Claudius to marry her, but Claudius didn't care.
1:53.8	After three previous marriages, he finally had a beautiful woman at his side.
1:59.8	During a break in the musical entertainment, Claudius raised his silver goblet and toasted
2:05.0	her the most beautiful woman in all of Rome.
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