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- 01The Praetorians demanded a donative of 15,000 sesterces per man to support Claudius — the first time the Guard sold the throne.
- 02Claudius conquered Britain in 43 CE, personally arriving for 16 days to accept the formal surrender — riding an elephant.
- 03His fourth wife Agrippina fed him poisoned mushrooms; he lingered, so a physician pushed a feather down his throat laced with more poison.