Person
Claudius Gothicus
42nd Emperor of the Roman Empire
Claudius II (Latin: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Claudius Augustus; May 10, 213 – January 270), commonly known as Claudius Gothicus, is Roman Emperor from 268 to 270.
During his reign he fights successfully against the Alamanni and scores a crushing victory against the Goths at the Battle of Naissus.
He dies after succumbing to a smallpox plague that ravages the provinces of the Empire.