NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Clodia

Clodia, born Claudia Pulchra Tertulla in circa 95 BC, was the third daughter of the patrician Appius Claudius Pulcher and Caecilia Metella Balearica. Despite being a woman, Clodia was very well educated in Greek and Philosophy, with a special talent for writing poetry. But she shared the recklessness of her younger brother, the political agitator Publius Clodius Pulcher. Her life, immortalized in the poems of Catullus and the writings of Marcus Tullius Cicero, was lived in perpetual scandal. Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC - 90s BC - 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC Years: 100 BC 99 BC 98 BC 97 BC 96 BC - 95 BC - 94 BC 93 BC 92... Patricians were originally the elite caste in ancient Rome. ... Appius Claudius Pulcher was the name of several members of the Claudii during the Roman Republic The first was active in the Second Punic War. ... Caecilia Metella is the name of all women in the Caecilii Metellii family, since feminine names were the their fathers gens and cognomen declined in the female form. ... Philosophy is a discipline or field of study involving the investigation, analysis, and development of ideas at a general, abstract, or fundamental level. ... Bust of Homer, one of the earliest European poets, in the British Museum Poetry (ancient Greek: Ï€Î¿Î¹ÎµÏ‰ (poieo) = I create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... Publius Clodius Pulcher (born around 92 BC, murdered January 18, 52 BC). ... Gaius Valerius Catullus (ca. ... For other uses see Cicero (disambiguation) Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC - December 7, 43 BC) was an orator and statesman of Ancient Rome, and is generally considered the greatest Latin prose stylist. ...

Clodia was married as a young girl to Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer, her first cousin. Along with Publius, she changed her patrician name to Clodia, with a plebeian connotation. The marriage was not a happy one. Clodia engaged in several affairs with married men and slaves, becoming at the same time a notorious gambler and drinker. Discussions with Celer were constant, often in public situations. When Celer died in strange circumstances in 59 BC, Clodia was suspected of poisoning her husband. The Caecilii Metellii was one of the most important and wealthiest families in the Roman Republic. ... In Ancient Rome, the plebs was the general body of Roman citizens, distinct from the privileged class of the patricians. ... Marriage is a legal, social, and religious relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ... The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ... Gambling (or betting) is any behavior involving risking money or property (making a wager or placing a stake) on the outcome of a game, contest, or other event in which the outcome of that activity depends partially or totally upon chance or upon ones ability to do something. ... Polish propaganda poster saying: Stop drinking! Come with us and build a happy tomorrow. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 64 BC 63 BC 62 BC 61 BC 60 BC 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56... The skull and crossbones symbol traditionally used to label a poisonous substance. ...

As a widow, Clodia became known as a merry one. Around 60 BC, her favourite lover was the poet Gaius Valerius Catullus. Madly in love with her, Catullus wrote several poems about his feelings towards Lesbia, the name he gave her. From the poems, the reader can understand that the relationshop was not an exclusive one. Clodia maintained several other lovers, including Marcus Caelius Rufus, Catullus' friend. This particular affair would cause an immense scandal. After the relationship with Caelius was over in 56 BC, Clodia publicly accused him of attempted poisoning. The accusation led to a murder charge and trial. Caelius' defence lawyer was Cicero, who took a harsh approach against her, recorded in his speech Pro Caelio. Cicero had a personal interest in the case, as Publius Clodius was his bitterest political enemy. Among other things, Clodia was accused of being a seducer and a drunkard in Rome and in Baiae, as well as committing incest with her brother Publius. He declared her a disgrace to her family and nicknamed Clodia the Medea of the Palatine. A widow is a woman whose spouse has died. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC - 60s BC - 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC Years: 65 BC 64 BC 63 BC 62 BC 61 BC 60 BC 59 BC 58 BC 57... Gaius Valerius Catullus (ca. ... Lesbia is the lover to whom the Roman poet Catullus dedicates a number of poems. ... Marcus Caelius Rufus was a Roman orator and politician. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 61 BC 60 BC 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53... A trial is, in the most general sense, a test, usually a test to see whether something does or does not meet a given standard. ... For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ... Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC â€“ December 7, 43 BC) was an orator and statesman of Ancient Rome, and is generally considered the greatest Latin prose stylist. ... Pro Caelio is one of the most famous surviving speeches by the Roman orator, Cicero. ... Seduction is the process of deliberately enticing another person into an act (see motivation). ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus â€“ SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area - City Proper 1290 kmÂ² Population - City (2004) - Metropolitan - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... Baiae (Italian: Baia), in the Campania region of Italy on the Bay of Naples, today a frazione of the comune of Bacoli, was for several hundred years a fashionable and luxurious coastal resort, especially towards the end of the period of the Roman Republic. ... Incest is sexual activity or marriage between very close family members. ... Medea by Evelyn De Morgan In Greek mythology Medea was the daughter of King Aeetes (Georgian Ayeti) of Colchis (Georgian Kolkheti, now a territory of modern Georgia) and niece of Circe, and later wife to Jason. ... See Palatine Hill for geography of Rome. ...

After the trial of Caelius, in which he was found not guilty, Clodia disappears from the sources. Presumably, this scandal was too much for her family to digest, thus removing her from Rome public life. The date of her death is unknown.

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