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There was living in the palace at this time a brother of the great Germanicus, and consequently an uncle of the late emperor, whose name was Claudius Caesar.

Frederic Farrar

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Frederic Farrar
Age: 71 †
Born: 1831
Born: August 7
Died: 1903
Died: March 22
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