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c. 95 or 94 BC Rome. Died. Rome. Spouse. Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer. Clodia (born Claudia, c. 95 or 94 BC), [1] nicknamed Quadrantaria ("Quarter", from quadrantarius, the price of a visit to the public baths), Nola ("The Unwilling", from the verb nolo, in sarcastic reference to her alleged wantonness), Medea Palatina ("Medea of the ...
Clodia was a profligate Roman beauty and sister of the demagogue Publius Clodius. She was married in 63 bc to Quintus Metellus Celer and was suspected of responsibility for his death in 59 bc. She was mistress to the poet Catullus, who wrote of her as Lesbia, and was the most important influence in.
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Aug 30, 2014 · Clodia Metelli outlived her husband, who died mysteriously, her brother, who was murdered by a mob, and Cicero, who was executed during Rome’s chaotic transition from republic to empire. In her life, she was victim to the malicious attitudes towards women at this time in history, but despite misleading reports of her licentiousness, her ...
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"Clodia" published on by Oxford University Press. During the final decades of the Roman Republic, Clodia, usually designated “Clodia Metelli” to differentiate her from her two like-named sisters, was one of its most prominent and politically involved noblewomen.
Lesbia is traditionally identified with Clodia, the wife of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer and sister of Publius Clodius Pulcher; her conduct and motives are maligned in Cicero 's extant speech Pro Caelio, delivered in 56 BC.
ISBN 9780195375015 . $27.95 (pb). Review by. Ellie Glendinning, University of Nottingham. abxerg1@nottingham.ac.uk. Preview. Clodia Metelli is one of the most enigmatic female figures from ancient Rome.
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Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Clodia (c. 94–post 45 bce)Roman aristocratic matron who influenced politics and patronized literature and the arts during the Roman Republic. Name variations: Claudia; Clodia Metelli; possibly Lesbia. Pronunciation: CLO-di-a.
