Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis (c. 500 BCE) was the semi-legendary founder of the Claudii. He was born Attius Clausus in the Sabine territories and came to be consul of Rome in 495 BCE. According to Livy's History of Rome, he was "harsh by nature" and "loved tyranny". Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC - 490s BC - 480s BC - 470s BC - 460s BC - 450s BC Events and trends September 13, 509 BC - The temple of Jupiter on Romes Capitoline Hill is... The gens Claudia was one of the oldest families in ancient Rome, and for centuries its members were regularly leaders of the city and empire. ... The Rape of the Sabine Women by Giambologna The tribe of the Sabines (Latin Sabini) was an Italic tribe of ancient Italy. ... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC - 490s BC - 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC Years: 499 BC 498 BC 497 BC 496 BC - 495 BC - 494 BC 493 BC 492 BC... A portrait of Titus Livius made long after his death. ...

His harsh enforcement of debt laws forced a secession of the plebs in 494-493. They fled to a nearby "holy hill", and the patricians sent one Menenius Agrippa to convince them to return. Shakespeare's play Coriolanus adapts this story. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Menenius Agrippa was a Roman of the Plebian class in 494 B.C.E. He was recruited by the Patricians to reunite the Plebs in the defense of Rome. ... Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, based on the life of the legendary Roman leader. ...

References

• Plutarch, Lives: Caius Martius Coriolanus, p. 6.