All our ancient writers agree that Claudius was poisoned. They disagree only over the mode of its delivery.
This was where people who needed to work long hours got something quick. Either Claudius ingested poisoned mushrooms served to him at dinner or he induced his fatal dose through a feather dipped in venom, which he would dip down his throat to vomit during banquets.Those suspected of assassinating him was (his wife and niece), and Nero, her son, employing the help of the notorious imperial poisoner Locusta. If we are to believe our sources, the despicable duo weren’t particularly subtle. Nero would later make jokes about mushrooms being the “food of the gods”, as eating and dying from them resulted in Claudius being deified.
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