Life of Claudius emperor of Rome

Part I . Overview of the Life of Claudius

Before a Roman Emperor is spoken of , one must always give mention to not only his parents but particularly his grandparents . Claudius was born from greatness , his grandfather being Augustus and his grandmother Livia . However , the father of Claudius , Drusus , was tarnished with the taint of being begotten by his stepfather in adulterous intercourse (Suetonius , 1914 , 4 ) Perhaps from anxieties pertaining to this Drusus battled bravely on the field of conquest and his battles drove him further and further into the interior . Alternatively , Drusus waged

war farther and farther from the grandeur and civilization of Rome and marched into some dark heart of the untamed and the dangerous

He most likely would have kept on going , kept on advancing the cause of the empire of his fathers if not for the apparition of a barbarian woman of greater than human size (Suetonius , 1914 , 5 ) Drusus did receive honor after resting his efforts but his longing for greater glory and recognition in hopes of attaining the highest power drove him to resume his campaign and mysteriously he died in a summer camp Claudius barely knew his father we may surmise but he was born under the weight of his father 's fine achievements in war and his sacrifice for the cause of glory

Perhaps being further cursed by his father 's sins that aroused some kind of curse on both the father and the son , Claudius was born with problems of the mind...