Claudius
Family: Romans · Role: emperor · First appears: Book IV 9–12
Life events
- Guiderius refused Roman tribute, prompting Claudius’s invasion and Leuis Hamo’s blockade of Portcester.(Book IV 9–12 · 📍 Portcester)
- With: Guiderius Leuis Hamo
- “This man, therefore, arriving at the city of Portcester, began to block up the gates with a wall, and denied the citizens all liberty of passing out.”
- Arviragus accepted Claudius's terms and submitted Britain to Roman authority.(Book IV 13–16)
- With: Arviragus
- “By these and many other arguments he was prevailed upon to hearken to their advice, and make his submission to Caesar.”
- Claudius returned to Rome, leaving Arviragus governing the British islands.(Book IV 13–16 · 📍 British islands)
- With: Arviragus
- “Claudius returned to Rome, leaving to Arviragus the government of the British islands.”
Book IV 9–12
- enemies with Guiderius “This prince refused to pay tribute to the Romans; for which reason Claudius, who was now emperor, marched against him.”
- with Leuis Hamo (Claudius's army commander) “He was attended in this expedition by the commander of his army, who was called in the British tongue, Leuis Hamo, by whose advice the following war was to be carried on.”
Book IV 13–16
- enemies with Arviragus “Afterwards he besieged that city, and employed a variety of engines against it. Arviragus, seeing himself in these straits, called his troops together, and opened the gates, to march out and give him battle.”
- liege: Arviragus “promised to give him his daughter, if he would only acknowledge the kingdom of Britain subject to the Roman state”
- child: Genuissa “To this purpose he offered a reconciliation with him, and promised to give him his daughter”
- child: Gloius “But some say that it derived its name from Duke Gloius, a son that was born to Claudius there”
- with Vespasian (Claudius sent Vespasian to negotiate with or subdue Arviragus.) “Upon this news Vespasian was sent by Claudius to procure a reconciliation with Arviragus, or to reduce him to the subjection of the Romans.”
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Extracted from the original text of The History of the Kings of Britain. Made with Rho MD.