et or ian ▁trib une , ▁named ▁Cass ius ▁Cha erea ▁– ▁whom ▁Cal ig ula ▁te ased ▁without ▁mer cy ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁s que ak y ▁voice ▁– ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁the ▁em peror ▁by ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁guard . ▁While ▁the ▁Imperial ▁German ▁Body guard ▁s ack ed ▁all ▁in ▁a ▁search ▁to ▁app reh end ▁the ▁murder ers , ▁the ▁Senate ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁a ▁Republic . ▁The ▁Pra et ori ans , ▁who ▁were ▁pill aging ▁the ▁Palace , ▁discovered ▁Claud ius , ▁uncle ▁of ▁Cal ig ula , ▁hidden ▁behind ▁a ▁cur tain . ▁Need ing ▁an ▁em peror ▁to ▁justify ▁their ▁own ▁existence , ▁they ▁brought ▁him ▁forth ▁to ▁the ▁Pra et or ian ▁camp ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁him ▁em peror . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁em peror ▁proc laimed ▁by ▁the ▁Pra et or ian ▁Guard ▁and ▁compens ated ▁the ▁guard ▁with ▁a ▁prime ▁bonus ▁worth ▁five ▁years ▁their ▁sal ary . ▁The ▁Pra et ori ans ▁accompanied ▁Emperor ▁Claud ius ▁to ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 4 3 ▁AD . ▁ ▁When ▁Claud ius ▁was ▁poison ed , ▁the ▁Guard ▁transferred ▁their ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁N ero ▁through ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁his ▁Pra et or ian ▁pre fect ▁Se xt us ▁Af ran ius ▁B urr us , ▁who ▁exerc ised ▁a ▁benef icial ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁em peror ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁reign . ▁Offic ers ▁of ▁the ▁Guard , ▁including ▁one ▁of ▁the