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Clodia Pulchra

94 BC - 45 BC

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Clodia (born Claudia, c. 95 or 94 BC), nicknamed Quadrantaria ("Quarter", from quadrantarius, the price of a visit to the public baths), Nola ("The Unwilling", from the verb nolo, in sarcastic reference to her alleged wantonness), Medea Palatina ("Medea of the Palatine") by Cicero (see below), and occasionally referred to in scholarship as Clodia Metelli ("Metellus's Clodia"), was one of three known daughters of the ancient Roman patrician Appius Claudius Pulcher. Like many other women of the Roman elite, Clodia was very well-educated in Greek and philosophy, with a special talent for writing poetry. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clodia Pulchra has received more than 69,297 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Clodia Pulchra is the 1,646th most popular writer (down from 1,576th in 2019), the 1,733rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,675th in 2019) and the 116th most popular Italian Writer.

Clodia Pulchra is most famous for being the wife of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer, a praetor. She was also the sister of the famous Roman orator Quintus Clodius Pulcher. The two brothers were involved in a famous incident in 59 BC when they were accused of conspiring to overthrow the government. Clodia Pulchra was also accused of adultery with Publius Clodius Pulcher, her brother's rival.

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  • 57.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Clodia Pulchra ranks 1,646 out of 7,302. Before her are Christian Morgenstern, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Constantijn Huygens, Andreas Gryphius, Al-Hariri of Basra, and Matteo Maria Boiardo. After her are A. S. Byatt, Maria Valtorta, Theodore Sturgeon, Baba Tahir, Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, and Li He.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 94 BC, Clodia Pulchra ranks 3. Before her are Lucretius, and Emperor Zhao of Han. After her are Marcus Claudius Marcellus, and Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus. Among people deceased in 45 BC, Clodia Pulchra ranks 3. Before her are Titus Labienus, and Gnaeus Pompeius. After her are Nigidius Figulus, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, and Quintus Fabius Maximus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Clodia Pulchra ranks 1,733 out of 5,161. Before her are Carlo Sforza (1872), Matteo Maria Boiardo (1441), Ippolito de' Medici (1511), Alessandro Magnasco (1667), Paolo Tosti (1846), and Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily (1779). After her are Roberto Calvi (1920), Maria Valtorta (1897), Vincenzo Montella (1974), Salvatore Ferragamo (1898), Praxedes (100), and Rose of Viterbo (1233).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Clodia Pulchra ranks 116. Before her are Giovannino Guareschi (1908), Corax of Syracuse (-500), Giorgio Bassani (1916), Rafael Sabatini (1875), Pacuvius (-220), and Matteo Maria Boiardo (1441). After her are Maria Valtorta (1897), Margherita Sarfatti (1880), Oswald von Wolkenstein (1377), Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538), Luigi Pulci (1432), and Archestratus (-350).

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