Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Roman decemvir (451–449) whose actions provoked a plebian revolt and the overthrow of the decemvirs.
- Roman censor and consul who built the first Roman aqueduct and began construction of the Appian Way.
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- proper noun A male
given name .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
Etymologies
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(Yes, this Claudius is a girl and I didn't change her name to Claudia lest anyone think she was named in honor of Claudia on General Hospital.)
The Writer's Desk Book and How to Organize One nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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(Yes, this Claudius is a girl and I didn't change her name to Claudia lest anyone think she was named in honor of Claudia on General Hospital.)
Archive 2009-05-01 nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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The emperor needed soldiers, so Claudius is reported to have issued an edict forbidding new marriages.
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The emperor needed soldiers, so Claudius is reported to have issued an edict forbidding new marriages.
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Patrick Malahide's Claudius is a shade too dessicated to be an ideal Claudius and David Calder's Polonius was badly affected on the first night by laryngitis.
Hamlet - review Michael Billington 2010
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As much as I love Patrick Stewart, I think Jacobi's Claudius is superior -- and he is just an aching joy to watch and listen to with Shakespare.
Alons-y! karenmiller 2008
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Political niceties were of no concern to Kirk, who was known as "Claudius Maximus," and "Kissing Claude," the latter a reference to his fondness for women and them for him.
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The voice of flattery was soon taught to repeat, that gods, who so hastily had snatched Claudius from the earth, rewarded his merit and piety by the perpetual establishment of the empire in his family.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Grandy’s more literary friends took note of the fact that his new Alsatian the puppy had been a gift from Ronnie was given the name of Claudius.
Chaplin’s Girl Miranda Seymour 2009
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Replacing a Caligula by a Claudius is a worthwhile endeavor, no doubt, but the Empire goes on, governed by pigs and hyenas, supported by sycophants.
Firedoglake » FDL Sunday Book Salon: Crashing the Gate, Week 1 2006
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