Tiberius Claudius Nero (son of Caecus)

Tiberius Claudius Nero was a Roman man who lived in the 3rd century BC. He was one of the four sons of Appius Claudius Caecus and the first man to wear the cognomen Nero. The whole branch of the Claudii Nerones descend from him, including the Julio-Claudian emperors Tiberius,[Note 1] Caligula, Claudius[Note 2] and Nero.[1]

This article is about the first Nero. For other Romans also named Tiberius Claudius Nero, see Tiberius Claudius Nero.

Biography

Early life

Nero had three brothers, Appius Claudius Russus, Publius Claudius Pulcher and Gaius Claudius Centho as well as at least one sister named Claudia.[2] It is likely based on their ages that not all of them shared the same mother.[3] Nero was the only one of Caecus sons to not serve as consul.

Roman historian Suetonius claimed that in the Sabine language, the name Nero meant "strong and valiant"[4] or "strong and energetic".[5]

Family

Nero has two sons; Tiberius Claudius Nero and Publius Claudius Nero. His eldest son Tiberius became the father of Gaius Claudius Nero, a general; and his younger son Publius had two sons, one named Tiberius Claudius Nero who was consul in 202 BC and Appius Claudius Nero who was praetor in 195.

Notes
  1. Born Tiberius Claudius Nero.
  2. Named Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus after 4 AD.

References
  1. Seager, Robin (2008). Tiberius. Blackwell Ancient Lives (Second ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 2. ISBN 9780470775417.
  2. Barrett, Anthony A. (2002). Agrippina: Mother of Nero. Roman Imperial Biographies. Routledge. p. 15. ISBN 9781134618637.
  3. Oakley, Commentary, Book 9, p. 357 (note 2).
  4. Smith, William (1872). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by Various Writers. John Murray. p. 1161.
  5. Dennison, Matthew (2011). Livia, Empress of Rome: A Biography. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 18. ISBN 9781429989190.
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