Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 184 BC)
Publius Claudius Pulcher (Latin: P•CLAVDIVS•APP•F•P•N•PVLCHER), was son of Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 212 BC) and brother of Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 185 BC). In 189 BC he was curule aedile, and in 188 BC praetor.[1] He was elected to the consulship through the devices of his brother in 184 BC,[2] and in 181 BC he was one of the three commissioners appointed for planting a colony at Graviscae, a city on the coast of Etruria between Cosa and Castrum Novum.[3]
Notes
- Livy, xxxviii. 35.
- Livy, xxxix. 32.
- Livy, xl. 29.
References
This entry incorporates public domain text originally from:
- William Smith (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 1870.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Appius Claudius Pulcher and Marcus Sempronius Tuditanus |
Consul of the Roman Republic with Lucius Porcius Licinus 184 BC |
Succeeded by Quintus Fabius Labeo and Marcus Claudius Marcellus |
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