Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 212 BC)
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Appius Claudius Pulcher was a Roman
general of the 3rd century BC, active in the Second Punic War
.
(consul 249 BC), in 217 BC he was aedile
. In the following year he was military tribune
, and fought at Cannae
. Together with Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major
he was raised to the supreme command by the troops who had fled to Canusium. In 215 BC he was created praetor
, and conducted the relics of the defeated army into Sicily
, where his efforts to detach Hieronymus, the grandson of Hiero II, from his connexion with the Carthaginians, were unsuccessful. He remained in Sicily the following year also, as propraetor and legatus
to Marcus Claudius Marcellus
, having charge of the fleet and the camp at Leontini. In 213 BC, when the Carthaginians
landed there, he co-commanded an expedition to the island with M. Claudius Marcellus. In 212 BC he was elected consul, and in conjunction with his colleague Quintus Fulvius Flaccus
undertook the siege of Capua. At the close of his year of office, in pursuance of a decree of the Senate
, he went to Rome and created two new consuls. His own command was prolonged another year. In the battle with Hannibal before Capua he received a wound, from the effects of which he died shortly after the surrender of the city. He ineffectually opposed the infliction of the sanguinary vengeance which Fulvius took on the Capuans. He was the father of Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 185 BC)
, Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 184 BC)
, Gaius Claudius Pulcher (consul 177 BC)
and Lucius Claudius Pulcher Nemo
. His daughter, Claudia, married Pacuvius Calavius
, the chief magistrate of Capua in 217 BC.
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general of the 3rd century BC, active in the Second Punic War
Second Punic War
The Second Punic War, also referred to as The Hannibalic War and The War Against Hannibal, lasted from 218 to 201 BC and involved combatants in the western and eastern Mediterranean. This was the second major war between Carthage and the Roman Republic, with the participation of the Berbers on...
.
Life
Son of Publius Claudius PulcherPublius Claudius Pulcher
Publius Claudius Pulcher was a Roman general. His father was Gaius Claudius. He was the brother of the famous Roman politician Appius Claudius Caudex . He was the first of the Claudii to be given the cognomen "Pulcher" .He was curule aedile in 253 BC and consul in 249...
(consul 249 BC), in 217 BC he was aedile
Aedile
Aedile was an office of the Roman Republic. Based in Rome, the aediles were responsible for maintenance of public buildings and regulation of public festivals. They also had powers to enforce public order. There were two pairs of aediles. Two aediles were from the ranks of plebeians and the other...
. In the following year he was military tribune
Military tribune
A military tribune was an officer of the Roman army who ranked below the legate and above the centurion...
, and fought at Cannae
Cannae
Cannae is an ancient village of the Apulia region of south east Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Barletta.-Geography:It is situated near the river Aufidus , on a hill on the right Cannae (mod. Canne della Battaglia) is an ancient village of the Apulia region of south east Italy. It is a...
. Together with Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major
Scipio Africanus
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus , also known as Scipio Africanus and Scipio the Elder, was a general in the Second Punic War and statesman of the Roman Republic...
he was raised to the supreme command by the troops who had fled to Canusium. In 215 BC he was created praetor
Praetor
Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, usually in the field, or the named commander before mustering the army; and an elected magistratus assigned varied duties...
, and conducted the relics of the defeated army into Sicily
History of Sicily
The history of Sicily has seen Sicily usually controlled by greater powers—Roman, Vandal, Byzantine, Islamic, Norman, Hohenstaufen, Catalan, Spaniard—but also experiencing short periods of independence, as under the Greeks and later as the Emirate then Kingdom of Sicily...
, where his efforts to detach Hieronymus, the grandson of Hiero II, from his connexion with the Carthaginians, were unsuccessful. He remained in Sicily the following year also, as propraetor and legatus
Legatus
A legatus was a general in the Roman army, equivalent to a modern general officer. Being of senatorial rank, his immediate superior was the dux, and he outranked all military tribunes...
to Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Marcus Claudius Marcellus , five times elected as consul of the Roman Republic, was an important Roman military leader during the Gallic War of 225 BC and the Second Punic War...
, having charge of the fleet and the camp at Leontini. In 213 BC, when the Carthaginians
Carthage
Carthage , implying it was a 'new Tyre') is a major urban centre that has existed for nearly 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, developing from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC...
landed there, he co-commanded an expedition to the island with M. Claudius Marcellus. In 212 BC he was elected consul, and in conjunction with his colleague Quintus Fulvius Flaccus
Quintus Fulvius Flaccus
Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, son of Marcus Fulvius Flaccus , Quintus was consul in 237 BC, fighting the Gauls in northern Italy. He was censor in 231 BC, again consul in 224 BC, when he subdued the Boii...
undertook the siege of Capua. At the close of his year of office, in pursuance of a decree of the Senate
Roman Senate
The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic, however, it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors. After a magistrate served his term in office, it usually was followed with automatic...
, he went to Rome and created two new consuls. His own command was prolonged another year. In the battle with Hannibal before Capua he received a wound, from the effects of which he died shortly after the surrender of the city. He ineffectually opposed the infliction of the sanguinary vengeance which Fulvius took on the Capuans. He was the father of Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 185 BC)
Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 185 BC)
Appius Claudius Pulcher was a Roman politician of the 2nd century BC.-Life:Son of Appius Claudius Pulcher and brother of Publius Claudius Pulcher , in 197 BC and the three following years, he served as military tribune under Titus Quinctius Flamininus in Greece in the war with Philip V of Macedon...
, Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 184 BC)
Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 184 BC)
Publius Claudius Pulcher , was son of Appius Claudius Pulcher and brother of Appius Claudius Pulcher . In 189 BC he was curule aedile, and in 188 BC praetor...
, Gaius Claudius Pulcher (consul 177 BC)
Gaius Claudius Pulcher (consul 177 BC)
Gaius Claudius Pulcher, a.k.a. Caius Claudius , consul in 177 BC, was the son of Appius Claudius Pulcher consul in 212 BC, and he was the father of Appius Claudius Pulcher, consul in 143 BC....
and Lucius Claudius Pulcher Nemo
Lucius Claudius Pulcher Nemo
Lucius Claudius Pulcher Nemo was the son of Appius Claudius Pulcher, and the brother of Gaius Claudius Pulcher. He accompanied his brother in the war against the Istrians, and died in the war....
. His daughter, Claudia, married Pacuvius Calavius
Pacuvius Calavius
Pacuvius Calavius was the chief magistrate of Capua during the Second Punic War. In the aftermath of the Battle of Lake Trasimene, he prevented the people of Capua from surrendering the city to Hannibal...
, the chief magistrate of Capua in 217 BC.