What was the roman emperor Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus family like?
Firstly, this emperor is most often referred to simply as “Claudius.” It is known that he had a noticeable stutter as well as a limp, which was made fun of by many senators and satirists, etc. before and during his rule. His predecessor and nephew, the emperor Caligula, is known to have been quite a character. He was quite possible insane- he was extremely paranoid and ordered murders at will for very small infractions, carried out large stunts purely for his own amusement (including the marriage of Claudius to the nymphomaniac Messalina), and attempted to turn the Senate into a brothel comprised of the Senators’ wives. His third wife (after Messalina) was his niece Agrippina, who mas the manipulative mother of Nero. Most other parts of his life are speculation, but it is thought that his grandmother Livia and step grandfather the emperor Augustus were both disgusted by his maladies as a child. His father Drusus died when Claudius was a baby, and his mother Antonia was distant and hars
