Claudiopolis (titular See)
Claudiopolis ( grc, Κλαυδιόπολις, Klaudiopolis, city of Claudius, link=no) is the name of a number of ancient cities named after Roman emperor Claudius or another person bearing that name (in the case of Cluj-Napoca), notably: ; in Turkey * Claudiopolis (Bithynia) or Bithynium * Claudiopolis (Bolu) * Claudiopolis (Cilicia) * Claudiopolis (Cappadocia) * Claudiopolis (Cataonia) * Claudiopolis (Galatia) ; Elsewhere * Abila Lysaniou, an ancient city in Syria also called Claudiopolis * Cluj-Napoca, a city in Romania * The ancient town of Cyrene, Libya, renamed after 262 AD, in honor of the 3rd-century Roman emperor Claudius II {{geodis ...
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Claudius
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54) was the fourth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Nero Claudius Drusus, Drusus and Antonia Minor at Lugdunum in Roman Gaul, where his father was stationed as a military legate. He was the first Roman emperor to be born outside Italia (Roman Empire), Italy. Nonetheless, Claudius was an Italian of Sabine origins. As he had a limp and slight deafness due to sickness at a young age, he was ostracized by his family and was excluded from public office until his Roman consul, consulship (which was shared with his nephew, Caligula, in 37). Claudius's infirmity probably saved him from the fate of many other nobles during the purges throughout the reigns of Tiberius and Caligula, as potential enemies did not see him as a serious threat. His survival led to him being declared emperor by the Praetorian Guard after Caligula's a ...
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