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Clodius

Clodius is the Roman nomen Claudius altered to a spelling that would have sounded plebeian to Roman ears. The original alteration was a political maneuver by P. Clodius Pulcher.

Publius Clodius Pulcher, Republican politician
Clodia, second sister of Publius Clodius
Clodius Aesopus, tragedian 50s BC
Caius Clodius Vestalis, possible builder of Via Clodia
Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, senator during Nero
Lucius Clodius Macer, legatus who revolted against Nero
Publius Clodius Quirinalis, from Arelate in Gaul, teacher of rhetoric in time of Nero
Decimus Clodius Albinus, rival emperor 196-197
Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus co-emperor 238

Chlodion the Longhair, a chieftain of the Salian Franks, is sometime called "Clodius I".

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