EPISODE · Oct 10, 2023 · 22 MIN
The Curious Reign of Claudius - The Pax Romana Podcast 15
from The Pax Romana Podcast · host Professor Colin Elliott
Claudius was often ridiculed by his family members, as well as senators. He may not have been as cruel as Caligula, but neither was he sufficiently deferent to the nobility. Claudius, however, carried on as he wished—and ended up creating a sustainable power base with the common people and his former slaves. He won popularity by securing the Roman food supply, and enthusiastically supporting Rome’s growing entertainment scene. But the senate remained hostile. How could the same emperor be so loved by the people, and yet so hated by members of his own senate?Primary Sources Referenced:Seneca, Apocolocyntosis, 11.3-4.Suetonius, Claudius 21.Donate: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WZTWCMWCJJYFCYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfCPEBuy Professor Elliott's newest book:Pox Romana: The Plague that Shook the Roman World.
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Claudius was often ridiculed by his family members, as well as senators. He may not have been as cruel as Caligula, but neither was he sufficiently deferent to the nobility. Claudius, however, carried on as he wished—and ended up creating a sustainable power base with the common people and his former slaves. He won popularity by securing the Roman food supply, and enthusiastically supporting Rome’s growing entertainment scene. But the senate remained hostile. How could the same emperor be so loved by the people, and yet so hated by members of his own senate?Primary Sources Referenced:Seneca, Apocolocyntosis, 11.3-4.Suetonius, Claudius 21.Donate: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WZTWCMWCJJYFCYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfCPEBuy Professor Elliott's newest book:Pox Romana: The Plague that Shook the Roman World.
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