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1 day ago · Claudius was a younger brother of Germanicus, and had long been considered a weakling and a fool by the rest of his family. The Praetorian Guard, however, acclaimed him as emperor. Claudius was neither paranoid like his uncle Tiberius, nor insane like his nephew Caligula, and was therefore able to administer the Empire with reasonable ability.
1 day ago · Suetonius records that, when Claudius heard about a man who nearly died from trapped wind, the emperor considered passing an edict to allow flatulence at the dining table, releasing that dangerous build-up either quietly or noisily – a surprising public health initiative.
1 day ago · As Claudius Aelian explains: ‘Pherenice brought her son to the Olympic festival to compete. The presiding officials refused to admit her as a spectator but she spoke in public and justified her request by pointing out that her father and three brothers were Olympic victors, and she was bringing a son who was a competitor.
19 hours ago · According to Claudius Aelian, when the athlete Dioxippus (4th century BC) returned to Athens after being victorious in the pancration at Olympia, “a crowd collected from all directions” in the city to celebrate him. The Roman historian Velleius Paterculus (born 20/19 BC) called the Olympic games “the most celebrated of all contests in ...
19 hours ago · What led to the Mesopotamian excavations was the earlier bequest of Assyrian antiquities from Claudius James Rich. In his role as the British East India Company’s Resident (diplomat) in Baghdad from 1808 to 1821, he was aware of the ‘cartographic challenges’ that surrounded him (Livingstone, 1992 , p. 350).
1 day ago · Tiberius Claudius Drusus: c. 20 AD: According to Suetonius, the eldest son of the future Roman emperor Claudius died while playing with a pear. Having tossed the pear high in the air, he caught it in his mouth when it came back, but he choked on it, dying of asphyxia. Tiberius: 16 March 37
19 hours ago · Those About to Die (Prime), Lady of the Lake (AppleTV+) This week Andrew Mercado and James Manning review these two big budget new dramas plus also talk about Brats on Disney+ and the AppleTV+ series Omnivore, executive-produced by Sydneysider Ben Liebmann. Listen online here, or on your favourite podcast platform.
