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Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus (12 February AD 41 – 11 February AD 55), usually called Britannicus, was the son of Roman Emperor Claudius and his third wife, Valeria Messalina. For a time, he was considered his father's heir, but that changed after his mother's downfall in 48, when it was revealed she had engaged in a bigamous marriage without Claudius' knowledge.
Estrenada el 16 de diciembre de 1669, Británico (Britannicus) es la segunda de las grandes tragedias del dramaturgo francés Racine. Por primera vez, el autor usa un tema procedente de la historia romana. El emperador Claudio tiene un hijo llamado Británico.
23 de may. de 2023 · Definition. Britannicus (41-55 CE) was the second child and only son born to the Roman emperor Claudius (r. 41-54 CE) and Valeria Messalina (c. 20-48 CE). Seen as a threat by Claudius' fourth wife, Agrippina the Younger (15-59 CE), and her son, the future Nero (r. 54-68 CE), Britannicus was poisoned the night before his 14th birthday.
- Donald L. Wasson
Britannicus, a tragedy in verse in five acts by Jean Racine, performed in French in 1669 and published the following year. The play, a political drama, is set in imperial Rome. It centres on the machinations of the emperor Nero, who, though he has been placed on the throne by his mother, Agrippina.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Título: Britannicus / Jean Baptiste Racine. Autor: Racine, Jean, 1639-1699. Idioma: francés. Institución origen: Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers de France.
Other articles where Britannicus is discussed: Nero: Upbringing: …claim of Claudius’s own son, Britannicus, and to marry his daughter, Octavia, to Nero. Agrippina—having already helped bring about the murder of Valeria Messalina, her predecessor as the wife of Claudius, in 48, and ceaselessly pursuing her intrigues to bring Nero to power—eliminated her opponents among Claudius’s ...
27 de abr. de 2024 · By abducting a young noblewoman Junia, he strikes two blows: against his mother who protects the young woman, and against his half-brother Britannicus, who loves Junia. Britannicus is, like Nero, the son of Claudius, and being older, has prior claim to the throne but has been dispossessed by the machinations of Agrippina.
