Name Prefix:<NPFX> Emperior Emperor of Rome. Born August 1, 10 B.C. Died October 13, 05 4 A.D. Source: RootsWeb/gilead Tiberius CLAUDIUS Drusus (b. 10 B.C.E.) ruled for nearly 1 4 years and was responsible for a number of significant cha nges. He extended the Empire through conquest and annexatio n, adding the two Mauretanian provinces (Tingitana and Caes ariensis) (41-43), Britain (43) [>], Lycia (43), Thrace (46 ), and Noricum (46). Claudius eventually made Judaea a proc uratorial province (44). Under Claudius the role of imperia l freedmen in the imperial administration grew, and such me n as Narcissus, Polybius, Pallas, and Callistus became weal thy and powerful, much to the chagrin of the senate. Claudi us recruited wealthy nobles from Transalpine Gaul into th e senate (48) and transferred supervision of the state trea sury (aerarium) from two praetors to quaestors appointed b y the emperor. Pilloried by ancient sources for being the d upe of his wives and servants, Claudius's behavior should b e attributed to his chronic political weakness. Threatene d by real and potential conspiracies, Claudius tried and ex ecuted many senators. Source: Encyclopedia of World History , 6th Edition. Peter N. Stearns. Houghton Mifflin. Boston/N ew York. 2001