WI Claudius's son as emperor

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Claudis son is made emperor instead of Nero.

Claudius' son would have to kill Nero. Nero was a cruel, sadistic, person. He
killed his wife and mother. In the case of his mother, he built a collapsable boat. Rome would have been better off without him.
 
For Britannicus to become Emperor, Claudius would have had to find a man strong enough to be Regent in his son's place till he was able to rule on his one. Against Agrippinilla and her coterie, he'd have been hard-pressed to find a suitable candidate.

The only way Britannicus becomes Emperor is to butterfly away Claudius' marriage to his niece Agrippina. If you believe Robert Graves and others, this marriage, and the succession of Nero, were the result of a conscious effort by Claudius to so darken the image of the Imperium that the only sensible choice would be a later return to republican rule...
 
For Britannicus to become Emperor, Claudius would have had to find a man strong enough to be Regent in his son's place till he was able to rule on his one. Against Agrippinilla and her coterie, he'd have been hard-pressed to find a suitable candidate.

The only way Britannicus becomes Emperor is to butterfly away Claudius' marriage to his niece Agrippina. If you believe Robert Graves and others, this marriage, and the succession of Nero, were the result of a conscious effort by Claudius to so darken the image of the Imperium that the only sensible choice would be a later return to republican rule...

Wow. What are the chances of that actually happening?
 
To Matthias:

If your question was about a return to Republican rule, I think the answer is little to none. If Claudius really was the secret Republican he's been made out to be by some, then he's among the last of his breed. Besides, even despite the scandals that surrounded his wives Messalina and Agrippina, he was the best emperor since Augustus, and his actions strengthened the image of the Emperor. He restored public finances, instituted major infrastructure improvements (new harbour at Ostia, new aqueducts, drainage projects), and brought Britannia into the Empire. If anything, it was Claudius' reign that really solidified imperial rule through its competence.
 
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