Nephew of the Emperor
During the reign of Tiberius, as Claudius is considered to be absolutely worthless, he tried to stay as far from politics. Most of the time Claudius spent in his villa near Rome, or in the Campaign. In Rome, his house lived Antony, with whom he remained very cold attitude, and it appeared there rarely.
Even under Augustus, in 11 year, married Plautia Urgulanilla, patrician, daughter of Mark victor Plautia Silvana and granddaughter Urgulanii close friend of Libya. Soon after the wedding the couple had a son, Claudius Drusus, who died in adolescence. More to the couple for a long time had no children. About 26 года Claudius divorced Urgulanilla, accusing her of infidelity with a freedman Botero.
Soon after the divorce Urgulanilla a daughter, which was first recognized as Claudius, was taken to his house and began to suckle. A few days later Claudius repudiated her and told her to put on the doorstep Urgulanilla. Also Urgulanilla suspected of murder.
Then, in 28 year, married Elie Petin, half-sister Sejanus. This marriage was organized by the scattering and held at the insistence of Tiberius. Her father was Sextus Aelius Cut from the plebeian kind Eliev Tubero. At an early age Elia was left an orphan and was adopted by a Lucius Seem Strabo, the father of Sejanus.
In 30 year the couple had a daughter, was named Claudia Antonia. After the events of October 31, when, by his mother was exposed a conspiracy of Sejanus and Tiberius was ordered killed by his sister Livilla, he was frightened, she divorced Eliey. Although many historians believe that the reason for divorce was that the marriage from the start was a dummy and tormented Claudia Elia their petty squabbles.
After the overthrow of Sejanus Claudius was re-elected head of the Embassy of horsemen to the consuls, brought greetings Tiberius. Despite the attitude towards him emperor, enjoyed the respect of the Senate and the riders - when he appeared last always got up, and the Senators and assigns it to the priests in August in excess of the number of priests. Also, the Senate tried to equate his rights to consular, but Tiberius had annulled the decree.
Before he died, Tiberius Claudius classified to the heirs of the third stage, but it left him two million sesterces, and emphasized to him the troops of the senate and Roman people, thereby accepting him for a member of the imperial family, though Claudius had not been formally adopted by a family of Julio.