Classical Studies 2902A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Augur, Portus, Vettius Valens
6 Nov 2016
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Ueto(cid:374)ius" life of claudius - 2-10; 12-17; 22-25; 28-30; 38-39; 41-45. Lyo(cid:374) ta(cid:271)let, ta(cid:272)itus" a(cid:374)(cid:374)als 11: 23-28, 37-8/ 12: 25 41-43, 52-3, 56-7, 59-61, 64-69. As a child he was devoted to the liberal arts and often published in different genres but was unable to secure any public position. When tiberius died he left claudius a third if his estate and included him in a list to family members commended to senate and armies. However, when he started to walk his rather feeble knees would fail him and he had numerous undignified characteristic both when he was relaxing and when he was engaged in business. His laughter was unbecoming, while his anger was a worse source of embarrassment, for he would foam at the mouth and his nose would run. Besides this, he had a speech impediment and his head twitched all the time, but especially when he made even the slightest movement.
