Publius Claudius Pulcher

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Publius Claudius Pulcher was a Roman politician and military commander of the patrician Claudian family, notorious for his impious treatment of the sacred chickens before his disastrous naval defeat in the First Punic War.

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Publius Claudius Pulcher canonical 5
Clodius Pulcher 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman consul
ancient Roman general
ancient Roman politician
member of the Claudii
patrician
person from the Roman Republic
activeIn 3rd century BC Roman politics
associatedRitual auspices using sacred chickens
battleLocation off the coast of Drepana in Sicily
causeOfDownfall naval defeat at Drepana
charge impiety
treason
citizenship Roman citizen
cognomen Pulcher
commanded Roman fleet
consulshipYear 249 BC
country Roman Republic
culture Roman
defeatedIn Battle of Drepanum
surface form: Battle of Drepana
familyName Claudius
father Appius Claudius Pulcher
historicalReputation example of Roman impiety
historicalSource Cicero
Polybius
Valerius Maximus
knownFor disastrous naval defeat at Drepana
impious treatment of sacred chickens
language Latin
legalOutcome condemned by the Roman people
memberOf Claudian gens
surface form: Claudia gens
militaryConflict First Punic War
militaryRank naval commander
nomen Claudius
notableEvent Battle of Drepanum
surface form: Battle of Drepana
officeLocation Rome
opponent Carthaginian navy
opponentCommander Adherbal
surface form: Adherbal of Carthage
politicalFaction Claudian aristocratic faction
positionHeld consul of the Roman Republic
praenomen Publius
religion Roman polytheism
religiousAct threw sacred chickens into the sea
reportedQuote "If they will not eat, let them drink"
sibling Claudia Pulchra
surface form: Claudia (sister of Publius Claudius Pulcher)
socialClass patrician class
timePeriod 3rd century BC

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Claudian gens member Publius Claudius Pulcher
Claudian gens member Publius Claudius Pulcher
this entity surface form: Clodius Pulcher
Battle of Drepanum commandedBy (Roman side) Publius Claudius Pulcher
Battle of Drepanum RomanCommander Publius Claudius Pulcher
Roman nomen Claudius notableBearer Publius Claudius Pulcher
subject surface form: Claudius (nomen)
Pulcher associatedWith Publius Claudius Pulcher