Was the Roman emperor Claudius a good ruler?

Define "good." He did not have the horrendous personality defects of Tiberius and Caligula, his two predecessors, so he returned a degree of stability and sanity to the office. He seems to have been an able and effective administrator. read more

Define "good." He did not have the horrendous personality defects of Tiberius and Caligula, his two predecessors, so he returned a degree of stability and sanity to the office. read more

Disfigured, awkward and clumsy, Claudius (10 BC – 54 AD / Reigned 41 – 54 AD) was the black sheep of his family and an unlikely emperor. Once in place, he was fairly successful, but his poor taste in women would prove his undoing. Nobody expected Claudius to become emperor. read more

Claudius (/ ˈ k l ɔː d i ə s /; Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October 54 AD) was Roman emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul, the first (and until Trajan, only) Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy. read more