Julio-Claudian
Speech parts
1. Julio-Claudian - Noun
2. Julio-Claudian - Adjective
Meaning
Julio-Claudian (not comparable)
of or relating to the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which ended with the death of Nero in the year 68 AD
Julio-Claudian (plural Julio-Claudians)
Someone from the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
Examples
Adoption ultimately became a tool that most Julio-Claudian emperors utilized in order to promote their chosen heir to the front of the succession.
As Emperor Claudius took several steps to legitimize his rule against potential usurpers, most of them emphasizing his place within the Julio-Claudian family.
Simplified By generation In the Julio-Claudian dynasty of Roman emperors the lineage of the Julii Caesares was separated from those of the Claudii up to Augustus ' generation.
In the early Julio-Claudian period a large number of festivals were decreed to celebrate events of dynastic importance, which caused the character of the associated dates to be changed to NP.
Origins According to their family legend, the Orsini are descended from the Julio-Claudian family of ancient Rome.
The name derived from Julius Caesar 's cognomen "Caesar": this cognomen was adopted by all Roman emperors, exclusively by the ruling monarch after the Julio-Claudian dynasty had died out.