The virtues of Claudius, his valor, affability, justice, and temperance, his love of fame and of his country, place him in that short list of emperors who added lustre to the Roman purple.

• 经过两年短暂而辉煌的统治，Claudius 皇帝不幸病逝。病中的皇帝将帝国高官、封疆大吏召集在一起，推举 Aurelian 接掌帝位。Claudius 皇帝在位仅两年，却获得了极高的历史评价。