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Encyclopedia > Tiberius Claudius Balbilus

Tiberius Claudius Balbilus was a Greek Freedman who was an astrologer in the reigns of the Emperors Claudius and Nero. In 56 AD, Nero awarded him for his service by making him Governor of Egypt. Balbilus was later charged by Agrippina the Younger of rebelling against her son. His fate afterwards is unknown.


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Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero ... (266 words)
Claudius was believed to have been weak and easily led by his wives and his senior freedmen, who served as his principal secretaries.
Lame, and suffering from a speech impediment, Claudius was frequently the object of ridicule.
Claudius was dominated by his third wife, Messalina, whom he ultimately had executed for adultery, and he may have been poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina the Younger, the mother of Claudius's step-son and successor, Nero.
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