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Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 38 BC)

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There is some confusion as to which of the two Appius Claudius Pulchers who prosecuted Milo in 51 BC was the consul of 38 BC. Given that the other Appius Claudius Pulcher was impeached for extortion by the Servilii, it is assumed that the one adopted by his uncle (the former consul Appuis Claudius
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on 1 June. After this, Pulcher was given no further military commands, and by 31 BC he had been made a member of the
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Pulcher likely had at least one son, Appius Claudius Pulcher, who may have been put to death by the emperor
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to Octavian's rising power and fortune, and was greatly rewarded by Octavian in the years to come.
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where he remained for two years, during which time he was awarded the title
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in 56 BC. He or his brother was adopted by their paternal uncle
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Pulcher) was the one who became consul in his turn in 38 BC.
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Index

Roman
Augustus
consul
patrician
Claudii
Gaius Claudius Pulcher
praetor
Appius Claudius Pulcher
praenomen
Titus Annius Milo
Publius Clodius Pulcher
Pompey
Mark Antony
Julius Caesar
Liberatores
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus
consul
Octavian
Livia Drusilla
auctoritas
Sextus Pompey
Puteoli
proconsul
Hispania
imperator
Rome
triumph
Septemviri epulonum
Augustus
Julia

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