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  • Roman Empire
    • January 24 - Roman Emperor Gaius Caesar (Caligula), known for his strange and cruel behaviour, is assassinated by his unhappy Praetorian Guards.
    • January 24 - Claudius succeeds his nephew Caligula as Roman Emperor.
    • January 25 - After a night of decision, Claudius is made Roman Emperor by the Senate.
    • Claudius makes Agrippa king of Judea.
    • Messalina, wife of Claudius, persuaded Claudius to have Seneca the Younger banished to Corsica on a charge of adultery with Julia Livilla.
    • Claudius restores religious freedom to the Jews throughout the empire, but he says Jews must not try to win converts in Rome.
    • An attack across the Rhine by the Germans is stopped by the Romans.

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