Uncle Claudius
In 37, after the death of Tiberius, with the advent of the nephew of Claudius, Gaius Caligula, began his political career. Caligula Claudius appointed to perform with a consular duties. Several times he replaced Caligula at public celebrations, where people greeted him in every way.
In the same year or the beginning of 38 years, Caligula, Claudius married to Messalina, the daughter of Marcus Valerius Messala Barbato, consul 20 years, came from patrician sort of Valeria, and Domitius Lepidus the Younger, daughter of Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, consul 16 BC. Oe., and Antonia the Elder.
The name of Messalina, by ancient historians, has become synonymous in describing sexual abuse and sexually-anxious women. In general, its behavior is described as humiliating and shameful, and its very cruel, miserly and foolish nymphomaniac. Most of Tacitus and Suetonius mention in his works.
Sexual abuse history had a lot of women, and lewd behavior in Rome was not surprised no one at the time, but the insatiable sexual appetite Messalina amazed even battered Roman public. Inhabitants most indignant that Messalina, lost his virginity at the age of thirteen years, exhibited his misdeed show, immensely proud of them.
About 40 year Messalina bore him a daughter, Claudia Octavia, and in 41 year - his son and heir, whom Claudius had kognomen Britannic after its planned while a hike in Britain.
Caligula soon showed his true character. Claudius could not get off to campaign, because Caligula kept it to myself, but the court often becomes the target of bad jokes, unfounded accusations and harassment. Moreover, his life was not just hanging by a thread, especially after the disclosure of conspiracy Lepidus. Claudius left Rome to congratulate the emperor, but he was angry that the Senate had sent to him uncle, as if the boy, and threw Claudia dressed in a river.
Claudius Caligula was accompanied in his Germanskom hike. Upon his return the Emperor Claudius offered to buy office priest with his cult either for 8, or 10 million sesterces to the security of property. Of course, that the mortgaged property to buy back failed.
Since then at Claudia was only a small house in Rome. Caligula has continued to keep it to myself, mostly - for the humiliation. Even in the Senate, he was allowed to vote last, after re-introduced in the Senate members. Being in constant fear, Claudius many sick, and began to look bad.