Gratus
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Gratus, a soldier of Caligula's bodyguard
, who, after the assassination of that emperor, discovered and drew Claudius
from his hiding-place in the palace, and presented him to the soldiers as a Germanicus, the proper heir to the empire.
Praetorian Guard
The Praetorian Guard was a force of bodyguards used by Roman Emperors. The title was already used during the Roman Republic for the guards of Roman generals, at least since the rise to prominence of the Scipio family around 275 BC...
, who, after the assassination of that emperor, discovered and drew Claudius
Claudius
Claudius , was Roman Emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul and was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy...
from his hiding-place in the palace, and presented him to the soldiers as a Germanicus, the proper heir to the empire.
- JosephusJosephusTitus Flavius Josephus , also called Joseph ben Matityahu , was a 1st-century Romano-Jewish historian and hagiographer of priestly and royal ancestry who recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the 1st century AD and the First Jewish–Roman War, which resulted in the Destruction of...
Antiq. xix. 3. § 1 - comp. Suet. Claud. 10
- Dion Cass.Dio CassiusLucius Cassius Dio Cocceianus , known in English as Cassius Dio, Dio Cassius, or Dio was a Roman consul and a noted historian writing in Greek...
Ix. 1.