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Clodia (klō`dĕə), fl. 1st cent. B.C., Roman matron, famous among the ancient Romans for her beauty; sister of Publius Clodius Clodius (Publius Clodius Pulcher) , d. 52 B.C., Roman politician. He belonged to the Claudian gens (see Claudius), and his name is also written as Publius Claudius Pulcher. He was brother to Appius Claudius Pulcher and to the notorious Clodia. In 62 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. . She was suspected of murdering her husband, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer (see Metellus Metellus , ancient Roman family of the plebeian gens Caecilia.

Lucius Caecilius Metellus, d. c.221 B.C., consul (251 B.C.), fought in the First Punic War.
..... Click the link for more information. , family), and she accused her lover, Marcus Caelius Rufus, of trying to murder her. According to tradition one of her many lovers was the poet Catullus Catullus (Caius Valerius Catullus) , 84? B.C.–54? B.C., Roman poet, b. Verona. Of a well-to-do family, he went c.62 B.C. to Rome. He fell deeply in love, probably with Clodia, sister of Cicero's opponent Publius Clodius.
..... Click the link for more information. ; if this is true then it was she whom he immortalized as Lesbia.

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No references found	Note: "Lesbia" was the literary pseudonym of the great love of the poet''s life: Clodia Metelli, who, after the death of her first husband, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer, had a romantic relationship with Catullus. Hidden Secret of the Italian Lake Country Villa of Catullus by Rex Bush / Travel, recreation and leisure community 95 Paperback Oklahoma series in classical culture DG260 Volume 33 in the Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture, this title provides primary sources on Clodia Metelli, the Roman woman who influenced Cicero, Catullus, and countless others. Clodia; a sourcebook by Reference & Research Book News For information on the supposed historical model for Lesbia, Clodia Metelli, sister of P. A dawsonian view of patriarchy by Young, R.V. / Modern Age	clock oscillator clock paradox clock pulse clock pulses Clock Rate clock signals clock speed clock star clock tick clock time clock track clock tripling clock watch Clock, Astronomical clock-doubled clock-tripled clock/calendar clocked flip-flop clocked logic clockless computing Clocks Clocks and Watches clockwork Clockwork Orange, A clod Clodia Clodion Clodius Clodius Pulcher, Publius Clodius, Publius clog snow Clogher cloisonne cloisonné cloister cloister garth cloister vault cloistered arch cloistered vault Cloisters, the cloistral cloithoid Clomid clonal selection theory Clonbrony, Lord Clone clone-and-hack coding clonebot cloning cloning software cloning vector	Clockwork computer Clockwork Design Group, Inc. Clockwork Knowledge Management Tool Clockwork Orange Clockwork Orange, A clockwork precision clockwork universe Clockwork universe theory Clockworks Clockworks Clockworks Clocortolone clocortolone pivalate CLOCS clod clod clod CLODA cloddish cloddish cloddishly cloddishly cloddishness cloddishness Cloddy CLODE Cloderm clodhopper Clodhoppers Clodhopping Clodia Clodia Metelli Clodion Clodius Clodius Aesopus Clodius Pulcher, Publius Clodius, Publius Clodpate Clodpated Clodpoll Clodronate Clodronic acid clods clods CLOE CLOFA Clofarabine Clofazimine CLOFETA Cloff CLOFFA clofibrate clofibrate clog clog clog clog Clog (shoe) Clog almanac clog dance

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Note: "Lesbia" was the literary pseudonym of the great love of the poet''s life: Clodia Metelli, who, after the death of her first husband, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer, had a romantic relationship with Catullus.

Hidden Secret of the Italian Lake Country Villa of Catullus by Rex Bush / Travel, recreation and leisure community

95 Paperback Oklahoma series in classical culture DG260 Volume 33 in the Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture, this title provides primary sources on Clodia Metelli, the Roman woman who influenced Cicero, Catullus, and countless others.

Clodia; a sourcebook by Reference & Research Book News

For information on the supposed historical model for Lesbia, Clodia Metelli, sister of P.

A dawsonian view of patriarchy by Young, R.V. / Modern Age