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Also Known As Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus • Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Born August 1, 10 BCE • Lyon • France
Died October 13, 54
Title / Office emperor (41-54), Roman Empire
House / Dynasty Julio-Claudian dynasty
Notable Family Members spouse Messalina Valeria • spouse Julia Agrippina • father Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus • brother Germanicus
Role In Battle of the Medway

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Bust of Vespasian, found at Ostia; in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.
Vespasian
Roman emperor
Trajan
Trajan
Roman emperor
Valentinian I, Roman coin, c. ad 370; in the British Museum.
Valentinian I
Roman emperor
Augustus
Augustus
Roman emperor
Diocletian
Diocletian
Roman emperor
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
emperor of Rome
Aurelian
Aurelian
Roman emperor
Gallienus, marble bust; in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples
Gallienus
Roman emperor
Honorius
Roman emperor
Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, marble bust by an unknown artist; in the Capitoline Museum, Rome
Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus
Roman commander [38 bc–9 bc]
Theodosius II
Roman emperor
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Roman general
Claudius II Gothicus
Claudius II Gothicus
Roman emperor
Gaius Avidius Cassius
Roman emperor
Corbulo, marble bust; in the Capitoline Museum, Rome
Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo
Roman general
Nero
Nero
Roman emperor
Muḥammad ʿAlī
Muḥammad ʿAlī
pasha and viceroy of Egypt
Mahmud II
Ottoman sultan
Constantine I
Constantine I
Roman emperor
Tiberius
Tiberius
Roman emperor

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