Appius Claudius Pulcher (praetor 88 BC)
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Appius Claudius Pulcher (c. 139 BC – 76 BC) was a Roman politician of the 1st century BC.
His father is uncertain — Gaius Claudius Pulcher or most likely Appius
, Consul in 143 BC
. The son was a supporter of Lucius Cornelius Sulla
and served as praetor
in 88 BC
. He was exiled in that year by Gaius Marius
while Sulla was away in the east. He returned to Rome
after Lucius Cornelius Cinna
died in 84 BC, and served as consul in 79 BC
and as governor of Roman Macedonia from 78 BC to 76 BC.
This Appius Claudius Pulcher was married to Caecilia Metella Balearica (b. c. 125 BC) and was the father of:
His father is uncertain — Gaius Claudius Pulcher or most likely Appius
Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 143 BC)
Appius Claudius Pulcher was a Roman politician of the 2nd century BC.-Life:Son of Gaius Claudius Pulcher , he was appointed consul in 143 BC, and, to obtain a pretext for a triumph, attacked the Salassi, an Alpine tribe...
, Consul in 143 BC
143 BC
Year 143 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pulcher and Macedonicus...
. The son was a supporter of Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix , known commonly as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He had the rare distinction of holding the office of consul twice, as well as that of dictator...
and served as praetor
Praetor
Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, usually in the field, or the named commander before mustering the army; and an elected magistratus assigned varied duties...
in 88 BC
88 BC
Year 88 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sulla and Rufus...
. He was exiled in that year by Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius was a Roman general and statesman. He was elected consul an unprecedented seven times during his career. He was also noted for his dramatic reforms of Roman armies, authorizing recruitment of landless citizens, eliminating the manipular military formations, and reorganizing the...
while Sulla was away in the east. He returned to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
after Lucius Cornelius Cinna
Lucius Cornelius Cinna
Lucius Cornelius Cinna was a four-time consul of the Roman Republic, serving four consecutive terms from 87 to 84 BC, and a member of the ancient Roman Cinna family of the Cornelii gens....
died in 84 BC, and served as consul in 79 BC
79 BC
Year 79 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Isauricus and Pulcher...
and as governor of Roman Macedonia from 78 BC to 76 BC.
This Appius Claudius Pulcher was married to Caecilia Metella Balearica (b. c. 125 BC) and was the father of:
- Appius Claudius Pulcher
- Gaius Claudius Pulcher
- Publius Claudius Pulcher, who changed his name to Publius ClodiusPublius Clodius PulcherPublius Clodius Pulcher was a Roman politician known for his popularist tactics...
- Claudia Pulchra Prima (who changed her name to ClodiaClodiaClodia, Clodia, Clodia, (born Claudia Pulchra Prima or Maior or also Quadrantaria c. 95 BC or c. 94 BC and often referred to in scholarship as Clodia Metelli ("Clodia the wife of Metellus"), was the third daughter of the patrician Appius Claudius Pulcher and Caecilia Metella Balearica.She is not to...
), wife of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer - Claudia Pulchra Secunda, who married Quintus Marcius Rex
- Claudia Pulchra Tercia (b. c. 90 BC – aft. 66 BC), first wife of Lucius Licinius Lucullus PonticusLucullusLucius Licinius Lucullus , was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Sulla Felix...
, whom she divorced in 66 BC