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Claudius (2)

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Claudius (klaw'di-ŭs). Tiberius Claudius Nero Drusus Germanicus, the son of Nero Drusus, born at Lyons 9 or 10 b.c.; became fourth Roman emperor on the assassination of Caius Caligula, and reigned 41-54 a.d. He was a weak and indolent man, and was poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina. Several famines occurred in the reign of Claudius, one of which extended to Palestine and Syria. Acts 11:28-30. And there was an edict of his which, in consequence of a tumult, expelled the Jews from Rome. Acts 18:2. It is not agreed when this edict was issued. It is variously assigned to years between 49 and 53 a.d.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Claudius (2)'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​c/claudius-2.html. 1893.
 
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