Publius Pulcher av Claudii

**Publius Pulcher av Claudii**
född -283, död -246
Publius Pulcher av Claudii f. -283 Roma, Lazio, Italien d. -246 Roma, Lazio, Italien Consul of the Roman Republic in 249 BC [ Biografi ] [ Barn ]	Gaius Centho av Claudii f. -313 Roma, Lazio, Italien d. -235 Roma, Lazio, Italien Consul of the Roman Republic in 240 BC	Appius Caecus av Claudii f. -340 Roma, Lazio, Italien d. -273 Roma, Lazio, Italien Consul of the Roman Republic in 307 and 296 BC	Gaius Crassus av Claudii f. -380 Roma, Lazio, Italien

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Publius Pulcher av Claudii, född -283 i Roma, Lazio, Italien, död -246 i Roma, Lazio, Italien. Consul of the Roman Republic in 249 BC.

Publius Claudius Pulcher was the first of the Claudii to be given the cognomen "Pulcher" ("handsome").

He was curule aedile in 253 BC and consul in 249. As consul he was given command of the Roman fleet during the First Punic War. He lost the Battle of Drepana against the Carthaginians after ignoring a bad omen when the sacred chickens refused to eat.

According to Valerius Maximus, Suetonius and Cicero, Publius Claudius Pulcher threw them into the sea, ut biberent, quando esse nollent ("so that they might drink, since they refused to eat").

He was recalled to Rome and ordered to appoint a dictator; his nomination of his subordinate Marcus Claudius Glicia was overruled. He was tried for incompetence and impiety and was fined, and died soon afterwards, possibly by suicide.

Children:
F Claudia Pulchra av CLAUDII -258--203
M Appius Pulcher av CLAUDII -255--20

Barn:
Appius Pulcher av Claudii, född -255, död -209