Roman emperor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius" id="mwEQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Claudius">Claudius</a> dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero" id="mwEg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nero">Nero</a>, rather than by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannicus" id="mwEw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Britannicus">Britannicus</a>, his son with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messalina" id="mwFA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Messalina">Messalina</a>.<sup about="#mwt15" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Claudius"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Claudius-1"}}' id="cite_ref-Claudius_1-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./October_13#cite_note-Claudius-1" id="mwFQ" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwFg">[1]</span></a></sup>