Clodius

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File:Silver denarius of Clodius Macer 68 CE.jpg issued for the anti-Neronian rebel Clodius Macer in 68 AD]]

Clodius is an alternate form of the Roman nomen Claudius, a patrician gens that was traditionally regarded as Sabine in origin. The alternation of o and au is characteristic of the Sabine dialect. The feminine form is Clodia.

Republican era

=Publius Clodius Pulcher=

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=Other Clodii of the Republic=

In addition to Clodius, Clodii from the Republican era include:

Women of the Claudii Marcelli branch were often called "Clodia" in the late Republic.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/12853591|title=cadet line of Servilii Caepiones (ver.2)|first=Mark|last=Passehl|access-date=3 December 2021|website=Academia.edu}}

Imperial era

File:Rilievo funerario di p. clodius philonicus, 70-100 dc..JPG for Publius Clodius Philonicus, 70–100 AD]]

People using the name Clodius during the period of the Roman Empire include:

=Clodii Celsini=

The Clodii Celsini continued to practice the traditional religions of antiquity in the face of Christian hegemony through at least the 4th century, when Clodius Celsinus Adelphius (see below) converted.Bernice M. Kaczynski, "Faltonia Betitia Proba: A Virgilian Cento in Praise of Christ," in Women Writing Latin (Routledge, 2002), vol. 1, p. 132 [https://books.google.com/books?id=rjzBMLaT_lcC&dq=Clodius+Celsinus&pg=PA132 online.] Members of this branch include:

See also

References

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Bibliography

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  • {{Cite encyclopedia |last1=Chilver |first1=Guy Edward Farquhar |last2=Lintott |first2=Andrew |url=http://oxfordre.com/classics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-1686 |title=Clodius Pulcher, Publius |date=2012 |encyclopedia=Oxford Classical Dictionary |edition=4th |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.1686 |url-access=subscription }}
  • {{cite book |last=Tatum |first=W. Jeffrey |title=The Patrician Tribune: Publius Clodius Pulcher |year=1999 |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |isbn=978-0-8078-7206-2 |lccn=98-37096 |edition=Paperback |series=Studies in the history of Greece and Rome}}

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Further reading

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  • {{Cite book |last=Fezzi |first=Luca |title=Il tribuno Clodio |date=2008 |publisher=Laterza |isbn=978-88-420-8715-1 |location=Roma}}

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Category:Ancient Roman prosopographical lists

Category:Ancient Roman names