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Rh 1374 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES OF A.D. 37 Coss. Cn. Acerronius Proculus. C. Petronius Pontius Nigrinus. Suf.Kal.Jul. C. Caesar Augustus Germanicus. Ti. Claudius {postea Caes. Aug.) Death of Tiberius (aet. 78), March 16th. Caligula emperor (aet. 25). He puts to death Tiberius, the son of Drusus. Birth of Nero. Coss. M. Aquilius Julianus. P. Nonius Asprenas. Caligulae 2. — Death of Drusilla, the sister, of Caligula. Birth of Josephus. Coss. C. Caesar Augustus Germanicus II. L. Apronius Caesianus. Suf.Kal.Febr. Sanquinius Maximus. Jul. Cn. Domitius Corbulo. Sept. Domitius Afer. Caligulae 3. — Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Ga- lilee, is deposed and his dominions given to Agrippa. Caligula sets out for Gaul. Coss. C. Caesar Augustus Germanicus III. (Solus mag. gessit.) Suf. Id. Jan. L. Gellius Poplicola. M. Cocceius Nerva. {Kal. Jul. Sex. Junius Celer. Sex. Nonius Quinc- tilianus. ) Caligulae 4. — Caligula is at Lugdunum (Lyon), on the 1st of January. His mad expedition to the Ocean :• he returns to Rome in triumph. Philo Judaeus is sent from Alexandria as an ambassador to Caligula. The poet Lucan is brought to Rome. Coss. C Caesar Augustus Germanicus IV. Cn. Sentius Satuminus. Suf. VII. Id. Jan. Q. Pomponius Secundus. Caligula (aet. 29) slain, January 24th. ClaudiUvS, emperor (act. 49). Agrippa re- ceives Judaea and Samaria. The Ger- mans defeated by Galba and Gabinius. Seneca publishes his de Ira Libri ires. He is exiled in this year. Coss. Ti. Claud. Caes. Aug. Germanicus II. C. Caecina Largus. Suf. Kal. Mart. (C. Vibius Crispus.) Claudii 2. — Mauritania is conquered and divided into two provinces. Deaths of Paetus and Arria. Asconius Pedianus flourished. Coss. Ti. Claud. Caes. Aug. Germanicus III. L. Vitellius II. Suf. Kal. Mart. (P. Valerius Asiat.) Claudii 3. — Expedition of Claudius into Britain. Martial bom March 1st. Coss. L. Quinctius Crispinus Secundus. M. Statilius Taurus. Claudii 4. — Claudius returns to Rome, and triumphs. Death of Agrippa, king of Judaea, Coss. M. Vinucius II. Taurus Statilius Corvinus. Suf. M. Cluvius Rufus. Pompeius Silvanus. Claudii 5. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 54 66 56 Domitius Afer flourished. Coss. . . . Valerius Asiaticus IT. M. Junius Silanus. Suf. P. Suillius Rufus. P. Ostorius Scapula. Claudii 6. Coss. Ti. Claud. Caes. Aug. Germanicus lY, L. Vitellius III. Suf Kal. Mart. (Ti. Plautius Sil- vanus Aelianus.) Claudii 7. — Ludi Saeculares celebrated. Corbulo commands in Lower Germany, and reduces the Frisii to submission. Coss. A. Vitellius (postea Aug.) L. Vipstanus Poplicola. Suf. Kal. Jul. L. Vitellius. (C. Calpurnius Piso.) Censs. Ti. Claudius Caes. Aug. Germanicus. L. Vitellius. Claudii 8. — Messalina, the wife of Claudius, is put to death. Coss. Q. Veranius. C. (A.) Pompeius Gallus. (Suf. L. Memmius Pollio. Q. AUius Maximus.) Claudii 9. — Claudius marries Agrippina. Seneca recalled from exile. Coss. C. Antistius Vetus. M. Suillius Nerulinus. Claudii 10. — Claudius adopts Domitius Ahenobarbus (afterwards the emperor Nero), the son of Agrippina. In Britain, the Silures are defeated by Ostorius, and their leader Caractacus is captured. Coss. Ti. Claud. Caes. Aug. Germanicus V. Ser. Cornelius Orfitus. Suf.Kal.Jul. (C. Minicius Fundanus. C. Vetennius Severus.) Kal. Nov. T. Flavins Vespasianus. (postea Caes. Aug.) Claudii 11. — Nero receives the toga virilis. Burrus appointed praefect of the praeto- rians by the influence of Agrippina. Coss. Faustus Cornelius Sulla. L. Salvius Otho Titianus. (Suf. Kal. Jul. Servilius Barea Sora- nus. C. Licinius Mucianus. Kal. Nov. L. Cornelius Sulla. T. Flavins Sabinus.) Claudii 12. Coss. D. Junius Silanus. Q. Haterius Antoninus. Claudii 13. — Nero marries Octavia, the daughter of Claudius. Coss. M. Asinius Marcellus. M'. Acilius Aviola. Claudius (aet. 63), poisoned, October 12. Nero, emperor (aet. 17). Corbulo appointed to the command in Armenia and continues in the East some years. Coss. Nero Claud. Caes. Aug. Germanicus. L. Antistius Vetus. Neronis 2. — Britannicus (aet 14) is poi- soned. Coss. Q. Volusius Satuminus. P. Cornelius Scipio. Neronis 3. Seneca publishes his De dementia Li bri II.