Claudia (gens)

The Claudian (Latin Claudii or gens Claudia ) were one of the oldest Roman patrician families ( gentes maiores ).

For centuries, its members were active in the city and in the realm of leading digits that since the 4th century BC, with a plebeian branch often wore the nickname Marcellus ( the Warlike ). With the end of the 2nd century BC, another epithet occurred, Nero (strong, active ), the Roman Emperor Tiberius and also contributed Claudius. Tiberius and Claudius Nero were as members of the Julio- Claudian dynasty.

Traditionally, the origin of the family is seen in Attius clausus, a Sabines, who made peace with Rome and thus saw in an uncomfortable situation. That is why he preferred, around the year 504 to leave Regillus and his followers BC. Rome took him up, took his followers to citizens, gave them land and made Appius Claudius Sabinus ( the name in the Latin form ) for senator. An alternative derivation of the name leads to Claudus (Latin: lame, limping ) back.

Clodius was a more plebeian version of the name that was used by some members of the family to get a plebeian than patrician appearance, while Claudia ( and Clodia ) was used by the women.

In the German-speaking countries, the name came in the 16th century as a first name. In particular, the female form is often Claudia today.

Significant bearer of the name in the ancient world were:

Ap. Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis, consul 495 BC
Ap. Claudius Crassus Inregillensis Sabinus, consul 471 BC, 451 BC (?); Decemvir 451 BC, 450 BC, 449 BC
C. Claudius ( Crassus? ) Inregillensis Sabinus, consul 460 BC
Ap. Claudius Crassus Inregillensis, consul 349 BC
M. Claudius Marcellus, consul in 331 BC
Ap. Caecus Claudius, consul 307 BC, 296 BC
M. Claudius Marcellus, consul 287 BC
C. Claudius Canina, consul 285 BC, 273 BC
Ap. Russus Claudius, consul 268 BC
Ap. Caudex Claudius, consul in 264 BC
P. Claudius Pulcher, consul 249 BC, losers in the battle of Drepana
C. Claudius Centho, consul 240 BC,
M. Claudius Marcellus, consul in 222 BC, nachgewählt 215 BC, 214 BC, 210 BC, 208 BC
Q. Claudius, tribune in 218 BC
Ap. Claudius Pulcher, consul in 212 BC
C. Claudius Nero, consul 207 BC
Ti Claudius Nero, consul 202 BC
M. Claudius Marcellus, consul in 196 BC
Ap. Claudius Pulcher, consul 185 BC
P. Claudius Pulcher, consul 184 BC
M. Claudius Marcellus, consul 183 BC
C. Claudius Pulcher, consul 177 BC
M. Claudius Marcellus, consul 166 BC, 155 BC, 152 BC
Ap. Claudius Pulcher, consul 143 BC
C. Claudius Pulcher, consul 92 BC
Ap. Claudius Pulcher, consul in 79 BC
Claudius Glaber, praetor 73 BC (or earlier )
Q. Claudius Quadrigarius, historians
Ti Claudius Nero, legate of Pompey in 67 BC pirates war
Ap. Claudius Pulcher, consul 54 BC
P. Claudius Pulcher, brother of the last named P. Clodius Pulcher in order
M. Claudius Marcellus, consul 51 BC
C. Claudius Marcellus, consul 50 BC
C. Claudius Marcellus, consul in 49 BC
Ap. Claudius Pulcher, consul 38 BC
Marcus Claudius Marcellus Aeserninus, consul 22 BC
Nero Claudius Drusus, consul BC 9

Ti Claudius Nero, father of Emperor Tiberius
Ti Nero Claudius Caesar, Emperor Tiberius ( 14-37 )
Ti Claudius Nero Germanicus, Emperor Claudius ( 41-54 )
Ti Nero Claudius Caesar, Emperor Nero ( 54-68 )
L. Catilius Severus Julianus Reginus Claudius, consul 120
Claudius Ptolemaeus ( Ptolemy ), Greek astronomer, 2nd century
Claudius Galen ( Galen ), Greek physician (* 129, † 199)
L. Vibullius Hipparchus Ti Claudius Atticus Herodes, Consul 143
Cn. Claudius Severus Arabianus, Consul 146
Cn. Claudius Severus, Consul 173
Ti Claudius Pompeianus, Consul 173
Ti Claudius Aristokles, ancient Greek philosopher
Ti Claudius Severus Proculus, consul 200
Claudius Aelianus ( Aelian ), teachers and rhetoricians, († 222)
Ap. Claudius Julianus, Consul 224
Tiberius Claudius L. Pompeianus, Consul 231
Cn. Claudius Severus, Consul 235
Ti Claudius Quintianus, Consul 235
Claudius Gothicus, Emperor ( 268-270 )
M. Claudius Tacitus Emperor ( 275-276 )
Claudius, Maurus and Jason, Martyr († 284)
T. Claudius Aurelius Aristobulus, Consul 285
Flavius Claudius Constantinus, Emperor ( 337-340 )
Flavius Claudius Julianus, emperor ( 361-363 )
Mamertinus Claudius, consul 362
Sex. Claudius Petronius Probus, consul 371
Flavius Claudius Antonius, consul 382
Claudius Claudian ( Claudian ), poet (c. 370, † 405)
Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, politicians and poets of the 5th century
Claudius Julius Ecclesius Dynamius, Consul 488

For people of a later period, which bear the name Claudius, see Claudius ( disambiguation).

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