Clodius
Clodius is the modified spelling of the name Claudius to sound more plebeian to the Roman people . The change was a political maneuver by Publius Clodius Pulcher. Name bearers from the Roman period:
- Clodius Fronto , Roman officer (imperial era)
- Publius Clodius Pulcher († 52 BC), Republican politician
- Clodius Aesopus , tragedy poet around 50 BC Chr.
- Gaius Clodius Vestalis , mint master 41 BC Chr.
- Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus , Senator under Nero
- Lucius Clodius Macer , Legatus who revolted against Nero
- Publius Clodius Quirinalis, from Arelate in Gaul , rhetoric teacher in Nero's time
- Titus Clodius Eprius Marcellus († 79), Roman politician
- Gaius Clodius Nummus , Roman suffect consul 114
- Titus Clodius Vibius Varus , Roman consul 162
- Decimus Clodius Albinus († 197), anti-emperor 196–197
- Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus († 238), co-emperor 238
- Quintus Clodius Secundus , Roman officer (imperial era)
- Publius Palpellius Clodius Quirinalis , Roman officer (imperial era)
Clodius is the family name of the following people:
- Carl August Clodius (1897–1952), German diplomat and economist
- Christian Clodius (1647–1717), German song collector
- Christian August Clodius (1737–1784), German poet and philosopher
- Christian August Heinrich Clodius (1772–1836), German poet and philosopher
- David Clodius (1644–1684), German orientalist and Protestant theologian
- Gustav Clodius (1866–1944), German ornithologist
- Johann Clodius († 1660), German horticultural artist
- Johann Christian Clodius (1676–1745), German Arabist
- Julie Clodius (1750–1805), German writer
- Willy Clodius (1874 – after 1942), German theater actor
See also:
- Clodia (feminine form of name)
