Claudius also settled disputes in the provinces. Several coup attempts were made during Claudius' reign, resulting in the deaths of many senators. Because of the circumstances of his accession, Claudius took great pains to please the Senate. Another plot involved the consulars Lusiius Saturninus, Cornelius Lupus, and Pompeius Pedo. Scramuzza, 1940, 92–93, says that tradition makes every emperor the victim of foul play, so we can't know if Claudius was truly murdered. They were in a position where they needed to shore up their legitimacy, but also justify the fall of the Julio-Claudians. Historians agree that this improved upon his accession to the throne. It ill befits the dignity of the Senate that the consul designate should repeat the phrases of the consuls word for word as his opinion, and that every one else should merely say 'I approve', and that then, after leaving, the assembly should announce 'We debated'.[36]. In 43, Claudius sent Aulus Plautius with four legions to Britain (Britannia) after an appeal from an ousted tribal ally. Thus, Claudius is something of an enigma. Ancient history sometimes amounted to committing whispered gossip to parchment, often years after the events, when the writer was no longer in danger of arrest. Claudius later lifted this restriction for some of his conquering generals. Commemorative coins were issued of Claudius and his natural son Britannicus–who had been a friend of the emperor Titus. Later on he divorced Urgulanilla for adultery, and soon took another wife, Aelia Paetina. 1. Upon becoming the emperor his health also improved considerably.

Most of these conspiracies took place before Claudius' term as Censor, and may have induced him to review the Senatorial rolls.

He also restored a third, the Aqua Virgo. The trend among the young historians was to either write about the new empire or obscure antiquarian subjects.

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The port at Ostia was part of Claudius' solution to the constant grain shortages that occurred in winter, after the Roman shipping season. These colonies were often made out of existing communities, especially those with elites who could rally the populace to the Roman cause.

", Levick, B. M., "Claudius: Antiquarian or Revolutionary? Adoption of adults or near adults was an old tradition in Rome when a suitable natural adult heir was unavailable. The construction also had the effect of reducing flooding in Rome.