CLAUDIUS II Gothicus w spear & globe 269AD Ancient Roman Coin i29256

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Claudius II Gothicus – Roman Emperor: 268-270 A.D.

Bronze Antoninianus 19mm (2.13 grams) Rome mint  269 A.D.
 Reference: RIC 12, C 216
IMP CLAVDIVS AVG – Radiate head right.
PMTRPIICOSPP – Claudius II standing right, holding globe and spear; Δ in right
field.

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Royal/Imperial
symbols of power

Ruling dynasties often exploit pomp and ceremony with the use of
regalia
:
crowns
,

robes
,
orb (globe) and sceptres
, some of which are reflections
of formerly practical objects. The use of language mechanisms also support this
differentiation with subjects talking of “the crown” and/or of “the
throne
” rather than referring directly to
personal names and items.

Monarchies
provide the most explicit
demonstration of tools to strengthen the elevation of leaders. Thrones sit high
on daises
leading to subjects lifting their gaze
(if they have permission) to contemplate the ruler. Architecture in general can
set leaders apart: note the symbolism inherent in the very name of the Chinese
imperial
Forbidden City
.

Marcus Aurelius Claudius (May

10, 213

– January, 270), often referred to as Claudius Gothicus or Claudius II,

was a Roman Emperor

. He ruled the

Roman

Empire
for less than two years (268 – 270), but during that brief time he

managed to obtain some successes. He was later given divine status.

//

 Life

 Origin

and rise to power

Claudius’ origin is uncertain. He was either from

Sirmium
(Syrmia;

in Pannonia

Inferior) or from Naissus

Dardania

(in

Moesia Superior

); both areas are located in

Serbia
.

Claudius was the commander of the Roman army that decisively defeated the

Goths
at the

Battle of Naissus

in September 268; in the same month, he attained the

throne, amid charges, never proven, that he murdered his predecessor

Gallienus
.

However, he soon proved to be less than bloodthirsty, as he asked the

Roman

Senate
to spare the lives of Gallienus’ family and supporters. He was less

magnanimous toward Rome’s enemies, however, and it was to this that he owed his

popularity.

Claudius, like

Maximinus Thrax

before him, was of barbarian birth. After an interlude of

failed aristocratic Roman emperors since Maximinus’s death, Claudius was the

first in a series of tough soldier-emperors who would eventually restore the

Empire from the

Crisis of the third century

.

 Claudius

as emperor

At the time of his accession, the Roman Empire was in serious danger from

several incursions, both within and outside its borders. The most pressing of

these was an invasion of Illyricum and

Pannonia
by

the Goths
. Not

long after being named emperor (or just prior to Gallienus’ death, depending on

the source), he won his greatest victory, and one of the greatest in the history

of Roman arms.

The Roman Empire in 268 A.D

At the

Battle of Naissus

, Claudius and his legions routed a huge Gothic army.

Together with his cavalry commander, the future Emperor

Aurelian
,

the Romans took thousands of prisoners, destroyed the Gothic cavalry as a force

and stormed their laager (a circular alignment of wagons long favored by the

Goths). The victory earned Claudius his surname of “Gothicus” (conqueror of the

Goths), and that is how he is known to this day. More importantly, the Goths

were soon driven back across the

Danube River

, and a century passed before they again posed a serious threat

to the empire.

While this was going on, the Germanic tribe known as the

Alamanni

had crossed the Alps

and attacked the empire. Claudius responded quickly, routing the Alamanni at the

Battle of Lake Benacus

in the late fall of 268, a few months after the

battle of Naissus. He then turned on the

Gallic Empire

, ruled by a pretender for the past fifteen years and

encompassing

Britain

, Gaul
,

and the

Iberian Peninsula

. He won several victories and soon regained control of

Spain and the Rhone river valley of Gaul. This set the stage for the ultimate

destruction of the Gallic Empire under Aurelian.

However, Claudius did not live long enough to fulfill his goal of reuniting

all the lost territories of the empire. Late in 269 he was preparing to go to

war against the Vandals

, who were raiding in

Pannonia
.

However, he fell victim to the

Plague of Cyprian

(possibly

smallpox
),

and died early in January 270. Before his death, he is thought to have named

Aurelian as his successor, although Claudius’ brother

Quintillus

briefly seized power.

The Senate

immediately deified Claudius as “Divus Claudius Gothicus”.

 Links

to

Constantinian dynasty

The

Historia Augusta

reports Claudius and Quintillus having another brother

named Crispus and through him a niece. Said niece Claudia reportedly married

Eutropius and was mother to

Constantius Chlorus

. Historians however suspect this account to be a

genealogical

fabrication intended to link

Constantine I

‘s family to that of a well-respected emperor.


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