Denarius Lugdunum 56-57 CE
AR 19.00mm, 3.67 g
Bare head r.
Rev. EX SC within wreath C 207
RIC 12
49 CE
Claudius marries his niece, Agrippina the Younger, in a controversial union. Agrippina’s influence grows quickly at court, and she promotes her son, Nero, over Claudius’s own son, Britannicus.
50 CE
Claudius adopts Agrippina’s son, Nero, as his heir, effectively sidelining his biological son, Britannicus.
54 CE
October 13
October 13
Claudius dies, possibly poisoned by his wife, Agrippina, using a dish of mushrooms. His death is widely believed to have been orchestrated by Agrippina to ensure her son Nero’s succession.
67 CE
Emperor Nero visits Corinth and begins construction on a canal across the Isthmus of Corinth, intending to connect the Aegean and Ionian Seas. The project is abandoned after Nero’s death in 68 CE.