Clodia Metelli
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Clodia Metelli was a prominent and scandal-associated Roman noblewoman of the late Republic, widely believed to be the real-life inspiration for Catullus’s poetic lover “Lesbia.”
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman noblewoman
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historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gaius Valerius Catullus
NERFINISHED
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Marcus Caelius Rufus NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Tullius Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brotherHeldOffice | tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Roman culture ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| familyName | Claudia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalCertaintyOfLesbiaIdentification | probable but not definitively proven ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | scandal-associated ⓘ |
| husbandHeldOffice | consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| influenced | later literary depictions of Roman women ⓘ |
| inspiredCharacter | Lesbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being subject of literary and rhetorical attacks
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romantic and sexual notoriety in Roman elite society ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| marriageType | aristocratic alliance ⓘ |
| marriedIntoFamily | gens Caecilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Claudii Pulchri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Cicero’s speech Pro Caelio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with political scandals
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connection with Roman poet Catullus ⓘ |
| politicalConnection | popularis faction through her brother Publius Clodius Pulcher ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Cicero as immoral and manipulative in Pro Caelio ⓘ |
| possibleIdentityOf | Lesbia (lover of Catullus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| residence | Rome ⓘ |
| sibling | Publius Clodius Pulcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobilitas ⓘ |
| socialRole | elite matron of the late Republic ⓘ |
| sourceType | primarily literary sources ⓘ |
| spouse | Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates on identity of Catullus’s Lesbia
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modern classical scholarship ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.