Claudius

Seneca, chief Roman tragic writer and philosopher in the time, who just came back from exile is summoned to the Roman emperor's castle by the old emperor Claudius' wife Julia Agrippina. He is assigned to tutor her son, Nero. Nero is a spoiled little twenty-year old fat freak hungry for gladiator-ism. He hates his step- father, Claudius for he always treats him as a good for nothing child, which he is. Where-from he feels indebted to his mother who seemingly gives him full attention and has

Claudius, the King of Denmark, takes over his brother’s throne after his death. The former King Hamlet is Claudius' brother. After Claudius becomes king, he marries Hamlet’s widow, Gertrude. (Sobczak, Magill, Long, eds. 805). What is unknown to Queen Gertrude and the rest of Denmark is that Claudius murdered King Hamlet to not only take his place as king, but to also take his queen. The past king’s son, Prince Hamlet, is aware of Claudius’ terrible sin which causes turmoil throughout the play Hamlet

Claudius the Machiavelli There are many kinds of people in the world. Some people are kind, generous, caring, etc. But there are the kinds of people who are selfish deceiving and very cruel to those around them and only puts themselves before other people, these are characteristics of a Machiavellian character. In the story of Shakespeare, Hamlet, shows a great example of a Machiavellian character Claudius. Claudius is the type of man who is willing to go to the extremes in order to keep high position

In the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Claudius is presented as the central antagonist whose presence leads directly to the demise of other characters, such as King Hamlet, Prince Hamlet, Gertrude, and Laertes, as well as indirectly to the death of others, including Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern. He is calculating, intelligent, manipulative, and politically wise, making for a capable and qualified ruler, and had it not been for supernatural intervention then his plan, to

The Emperor Claudius was born in 10 B.C. and was afflicted with various health and physical ailments. Claudius suffered from a limp and upper extremity tremors which would now be characterized as symptoms of palsy. Claudius's family viewed his affliction as an appalling embarrassment and treated him with little to no respect. Though being born into a noble family, Claudius was placed far from reach of the line to becoming emperor. When his nephew Caligula was assassinated; Claudius was then named

unions rather than love matches, husbands and wives did not have romantic expectations of their life together” (Shelton 44). The marriage of Agrippina, a descendant of Augustus, and Claudius, a Roman emperor, was one of sole convenience, where both parties had their own agendas. According to historian Anthony Barrett, “Claudius would need a wife, not for sex or companionship...but because he needed an ally to

Tiberius it can be concluded that Tiberius is a better leader than Nero. Nero and Tiberius were two leaders who were liked by the public. Both starting their reigns young, Nero and Tiberius accomplished many things. Gaining the public’s eye, Nero gave Claudius a lavish funeral and personally delivered the oration in person. He founded a colony at Antium consisting of praetorian veterans, he gave the public an immense variety of entertainments, and even introduced his own style of architecture. These accomplishments

Tiberius and Claudius The Imperium Romanum (Roman Empire) was a vast domain containing large territorial holdings in Europe and the Mediterranean. Beyond the empire however consisted of barbarous nations that were a constant threat to the Roman boundaries. For this reason, it was necessary for well-functioning frontier policies to be administrated and sustained to protect the outskirts of the empire from invasion. During the Julio-Claudian dynasty both Tiberius and Claudius established many

An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors mapDIR Atlas Gaius (Caligula) (A.D. 37-41) Garrett G. Fagan Pennsylvania State University A Bust of theEmperor Caligula Introduction Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (b. A.D. 12, d. A.D. 41, emperor A.D. 37-41) represents a turning point in the early history of the Principate. Unfortunately, his is the most poorly documented reign of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The literary sources for these four years are meager, frequently anecdotal, and universally

that Rome underwent over the span of about 200 years. However, before the symbolism of the Colosseum can be explained it is important to understand what Rome was going through before and during the construction of the Colosseum. During the rule Nero Claudius Caesar, emperor of Rome beginning at 54 BCE, there was complete abuse of power which lead to a disconnect between the leader of Rome and the people of Rome (Ruth). An example of Nero’s misuse of power is when there was a Great Fire in Rome (64 CE)