The exact date of Britannicus' birthday is uncertain – the earliest possible date is early 39 or 40 and the latest AD 42. The year 41 is widely accepted because Britannicus was almost 14, and therefore on the cusp of assuming the toga virilis, when he was killed in 55 (Smith 1880, p. 505). The day 12 February is based on the testimony of Suetonius that Britannicus was born on the twentieth day of his father's reign. (Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Life of Claudius, 27Archived 6 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine).
In the account of Cassius Dio, she proposed to marry him as she wanted to have affairs but also to hold many husbands. She also grants him a royal residence and grants him a consulship (Dio, LX.31).
Cassius Dio, Roman HistoryLV.2 for Germanicus; Cassius Dio,
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The exact date of Britannicus' birthday is uncertain – the earliest possible date is early 39 or 40 and the latest AD 42. The year 41 is widely accepted because Britannicus was almost 14, and therefore on the cusp of assuming the toga virilis, when he was killed in 55 (Smith 1880, p. 505). The day 12 February is based on the testimony of Suetonius that Britannicus was born on the twentieth day of his father's reign. (Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Life of Claudius, 27Archived 6 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine).
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Tacitus claims the enthusiasm in which the future Emperor Nero was greeted is a sign of his greatness. He wrote during the reign of Nero and in this same passage claimed to have overseen the seventh Ludi Saeculares, as it was his duty since he was a member of the Quindecimviri sacris faciundis and held the title of praetor (Tacitus, The Annals, XI.11–12).
