Pulcher
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Pulcher is a Latin word meaning "beautiful", giving rise to its usage to mean
"noble, honorable".
It was the cognomen
of several Roman politicians:
"noble, honorable".
It was the cognomen
Cognomen
The cognomen nōmen "name") was the third name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary. Hereditary cognomina were used to augment the second name in order to identify a particular branch within...
of several Roman politicians:
- Publius Claudius PulcherPublius Claudius PulcherPublius 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...
(died 249 BC/246 BC) - Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 212 BC)
- Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 185 BC)
- Gaius Claudius Pulcher (consul 177 BC)
- Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 143 BC)
- Appius Claudius Pulcher (praetor 88 BC)
- Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 54 BC)
- Publius Clodius PulcherPublius Clodius PulcherPublius Clodius Pulcher was a Roman politician known for his popularist tactics...
(born around 92 BC, died 52 BC)