Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus

Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus

Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus (fl. 1st century BC) was a senator of the Roman Republic. He was born with the name Appius Claudius Pulcher, into the patrician family of the Claudii. According to Suetonius, Drusus was a direct descendant of the consul and censor Appius Claudius Caecus. He was descended from Caecus via the first Appius Claudius Pulcher, who was consul in 212 BC and Caecus's great-grandson.

Contents

Early Life

Little is known about the circumstances leading to Drusus's adoption as an infant by the tribune Marcus Livius Drusus. His name was change from Appius Claudius Pulcher to Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, in honor of his adoptive father.

Drusus married a woman of plebeian status called Aufidia; the daughter of a Roman magistrate called Marcus Aufidius Lurco. They had at least two children: a daughter Livia Drusilla (58 BC-29) and a son Marcus Livius Drusus. Livia was the first Roman Empress and third wife of the first Roman Emperor Augustus and Livius Drusus would serve as a consul.

Career

Drusus was praetor of Rome in 50 BC and presided over a court case brought under the Lex Scantinia.Caelius, writing to Cicero, seems to find the situation ironic.[1]

In 45 BC, Cicero had purchased gardens owned by Drusus in Rome. Drusus was a supporter of the Roman Republic and was among those who opposed the rule and dictatorship of Julius Caesar, assassinated in 44 BC by Brutus and Cassius.

In 42 BC, Drusus arranged for his daughter Livia to marry his kinsman Tiberius Claudius Nero, who became the parents of future Roman Emperor Tiberius and the general Nero Claudius Drusus. Through this second grandson, Drusus was a direct ancestor to the Roman Emperors Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.

Death and Legacy

Drusus became a supporter of Brutus and Cassius and joined them in the war against Octavian and Mark Antony. The decision would have serious consequences for Drusus and for Livia’s family. He fought alongside Brutus and Cassius at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC. When Brutus and Cassius were defeated, they committed suicide. Drusus killed himself in his tent to avoid being captured alive by the victors.

The poet Sextus Propertius [11.1.27], described the Battle of Philippi as "civilia busta" or "sepulchre of citizens". The 1st-century senator and historian Aulus Cremutius Cordus, glorified Brutus and Cassius in his history and described those who fought alongside Caesar’s assassins as the "last of the Romans".

Claudius dedicated an inscription to honor his ancestor on the Greek island of Samos. This surviving inscription in Greek, hails Drusus as the "origin of many great and good works for the world" or "megiston agathon aition…en toi kosmoi". Claudius also honored Drusus with statues in Rome.

Family Tree

  • (1)=1st spouse
  • (2)=2nd spouse
  • x=assassin of Caesar
Salonia (2)
 
Cato the Elder
 
Licinia (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marcus Porcius Cato Salonianus
 
 
 
Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus
 
Marcus Livius Drusus
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marcus Porcius Cato (2)
 
Livia Drusa
 
Quintus Servilius Caepio the Younger (1)
 
Marcus Livius Drusus
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atilia (1)
 
Cato the Younger
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, adopted son
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder (1)
 
Servilia Caepionis
 
Decimus Junius Silanus (2)
 
 
Servilia the Younger
 
Quintus Servilius Caepio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Porcia Catonis
 
Marcus Junius Brutus x
 
Junia Prima
 
 
 
Junia Tertia
 
Gaius Cassius Longinus x
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marcus Porcius Cato (II)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Junia Secunda
 
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (triumvir)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Descendant of Pompey and Lucius Cornelius Sulla
 
Lepidus the Younger
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manius Aemilius Lepidus
 
 
Aemilia Lepida II

Notes

  1. ^ T. Corey Brennan, The Praetorship in the Roman Republic (Oxford University Press, 2000), vol. 2, p. 459.

Sources


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus — († 42 v. Chr. bei Philippi) war ein Senator der späten römischen Republik. Er stammte aus der gens Claudia, wohl dem Zweig der Claudii Pulchri, und wurde von einem Livius adoptiert, vermutlich dem jüngeren Marcus Livius Drusus. Drusus Claudianus… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus — (mort en 42 av. J. C.) est un homme politique de la fin de la République romaine. Il est également le père de Livie et le grand père de l empereur romain Tibère. Marcus est né sous le nom d Appius Claudius Pulcher. Il doit donc être probablement… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Marcus Livius Drusus — may refer to: Marcus Livius Drusus (consul) (d. 108 BC) Marcus Livius Drusus (tribune) (d. 91 BC) Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus (d. 42 BC), Roman senator and adopted son of the tribune Marcus Livius Drusus Libo, son of Claudianus This… …   Wikipedia

  • Marcus Livius Drusus Libo — was the natural son of Lucius Scribonius Libo and an unknown wife[1]. His natural paternal aunt was Scribonia, the second wife of Augustus, as a consequence of which he was a natural paternal first cousin of Julia Caesaris. Contents 1 Adoption 2… …   Wikipedia

  • Marcus Livius Drusus (consul 15 BC) — Marcus Livius Drusus (flourished 1st century BC) was the son of praetor Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus and Aufidia. His sister was the first Roman Empress Livia Drusilla, brother in law to first Roman Emperor Augustus; and a maternal uncle to… …   Wikipedia

  • Marcus Livius Drusus (tribune) — For other holders of this name, see Marcus Livius Drusus (disambiguation). The younger Marcus Livius Drusus, son of Marcus Livius Drusus, was tribune of the plebeians in 91 BC. In the manner of Gaius Gracchus, he set out with comprehensive plans …   Wikipedia

  • Marcus Livius Drusus der Jüngere — Der jüngere Marcus Livius Drusus (* um 124 v. Chr.; † 91 v. Chr.), Sohn des älteren Marcus Livius Drusus, war ein Politiker der späten römischen Republik. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Beurteilung der Reformen 3 Anmerkungen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Marcus Livius Drusus der Ältere — Der ältere Marcus Livius Drusus († 108 v. Chr.) war ein Politiker der späten römischen Republik. Er wurde im Jahr 122 v. Chr. mit Unterstützung des Senats zum Volkstribun gewählt, um die Gesetzesvorlagen des Gaius Gracchus zur Landreform zu… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Livia Drusa (Tochter des Marcus Livius Drusus) — Livia war eine römische Aristokratin an der Wende vom 2. zum 1. Jahrhundert v. Chr. Sie war Tochter von Marcus Livius Drusus dem Älteren mit einer Cornelia. Etwa im Jahr 104 v. Chr. heiratete sie Quintus Servilius Caepio. Der Ehe entstammten ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Livia (Tochter des Marcus Livius Drusus) — Livia war eine römische Aristokratin an der Wende vom 2. zum 1. Jahrhundert v. Chr. Sie war Tochter von Marcus Livius Drusus dem Älteren mit einer Cornelia. Etwa im Jahr 104 v. Chr. heiratete sie Quintus Servilius Caepio. Der Ehe entstammten ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”