Claudius had married four times, and after his third marriage to Messalina he swore he would never marry again, and if he did the praetorian guard was to kill him. There were six plots against his life, many of them being organized by the Senators. There was never a time in the Roman Empire when the Emperor was given so much power. The Senate had no choice in the matter because they feared the praetorian guard who were rewarded greatly by Claudius. They chose Claudius and persuaded all of Rome to follow him, even the legions were happy because the brother of Germanicus was on the throne. Caligula was assassinated, and the praetorian guard had a difficult time finding a replacement. Claudius had served as consul for Caligula.
Tiberias and Caligula saw no threat in Claudius, although many others and his family were either executed or went into exile. Yet underneath the surface was the mind of a scholar and orator. His own family thought that it would be impossible for him to have any sort of public career, and they were humiliated by him.
From his infancy he suffered from some sort of illness, many think that it was some form of cerebral palsy. He was born at Lyons and his parents were Drusus the Elder and Antonia. Tiberias Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus (10 B.C.-54 A.D.) was emperor of Rome from 41 A.D. Brief overview of Claudius and the Emperor Nero
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