Emperor Claudius was the fourth emperor of the Roman Empire, after the assassination of his nephew Caligula. Claudius, who had no right to inherit, ascended to the throne because he was the only adult male in the Julius family. During his reign, he can be regarded as having some merits, and he is not a Ming Jun, and he is definitely not a faint Jun. His successor, Nero, however, is in the history of the Roman Empire.
One of the best dumb kings and tyrants, and surprisingly, Nero was only the stepson of Emperor Claudie, not Emperor Claudie's own son. If Emperor Claudius did not have a natural son, refer to the case of Augustus who succeeded his stepson Tiberius. It seems that passing the throne to Nero is also quite normal behavior. But the problem is that Emperor Claudius had his own biological son.
So why did he pass the throne to Nero? Was it that he didn't realize Nero's problem? One might think that Emperor Claudius was poisoned by Nero's mother, Agrippina the Younger. As a result, he was eventually forced to pass the throne to Nero without fully thinking through whether he should pass the throne to Nero or not. I think this reason explains part of the problem.
But there is another problem that cannot be explained, and that is that Emperor Claudius has actually decided that Nero is his heir. Otherwise, after the death of Emperor Claudius, Nero would not necessarily be able to ascend to the throne without establishing the status of heir. In other words, even if Emperor Claudius was poisoned, Nero's heir status was determined before he died.
In that case, why did Emperor Claudius make Nero his heir? I think there are several main reasons, first of all, Emperor Claudius was very fond of Nero's mother, Agrippina the Younger. The two are uncles and nephews, but Emperor Claudius did not care about the problem of ** at all, and forcibly married Nero's mother under the pressure of society**.
Perhaps what he did was nothing in the eyes of a faint king like Caligula, after all, Caligula slept with three of his sisters and killed one of them. But Emperor Claudius was not a tyrant or a faint king, so he was afraid of his reputation, so he had to be very determined to do this. This shows the extent of his love for Nero's mother.
Therefore, it is understandable that he loves the house and Wu, and Li Nero is the heir. Secondly, during the Roman Empire, there was no mandatory requirement for concubines. After all, it is an empire transformed from a republic, and in a republic, who can ascend to the throne does not depend on blood and matrilineal status. It's whether he can win the support of the majority of the people, whether he has enough prestige.
Does that Nero have support and prestige? Of course not, but neither did Emperor Claudie's own son, so the two were evenly divided. The last reason is the management of Agrippina Jr. Agrippina the Younger not only had the love of Emperor Claudius, but also attracted a large group of senators in the Senate. This played a huge role in Nero's ascension.
Because the Senate still had certain powers at that time, although they could not decide the emperor's candidate, they could oppose and influence the emperor's candidate. In serious cases, it can also lead to civil war. If a large group of elders are gathered, it is natural that Nero can succeed in ascending to the throne. What do netizens think about this? Everyone is welcome to leave a message in the comment area and communicate with me.