Claudius - The Accidental Emperor

The life and career of claudius has to be one of the more unique in all history. With britannicus slated to take the rights of manhood in just six months, agrippina had no time to spare. The accusation is based on supposition and probability coupled with the old wicked stepmother motif that runs through all roman culture. Whether it really was poison, which i happen to believe, or whether it was just nature taking its course, claudius became viol ly ill and died on october thirteenth, 54 a d he was 64 years old.