Appius Claudius Pulcher (c. 129 BC – 76 BC) was a Roman

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, general and politician of the 1st century BC. He was the father of a number of renowned Romans, most notable: the infamous

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and

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Biography

There is uncertainty about who his father was. It was most probably the Appius Claudius Pulcher who was consul in 143 BC. He was a supporter of

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and served as

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in 88 BC. He was exiled in that year by

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while Sulla was away in the east. He returned to

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after

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died in 84 BC, and served as consul in 79 BC and as governor of

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from 78 BC to 76 BC.

Family

Appius Claudius Pulcher was likely married to a Caecilia Metella (a daughter of Balearicus), although this is not universally agreed upon,

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believes that his wife was a Servilia Caepione (it is known that there was a Servilia around this time that was the wife of a Pulcher, but it is not known who either of them were). Jeffrey Tatum thinks that there is too little information to be sure either way. He had six known children: * Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul of 54 BC) * Gaius Claudius Pulcher * Publius Claudius Pulcher, who changed his name to

* Claudia Tertia, who married Quintus Marcius Rex * Claudia (also known as Clodia), the wife of

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* Claudia (c. 90 BC – aft. 66 BC), first wife of Lucius Licinius Lucullus, whom she divorced in 66 BC

also speculated that Clodia the wife of Aulus Ofilius may have been one of his daughters.

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