Publius Clodius Pulcher edit

Career

1. 61 BCE
   Quaestor edit

   Quaestor in Sicily, but proceeded there only after his acquittal from the charge of sacrilege at the rites of the Bona Dea (a).

2. 60 BCE
   Quaestor edit

   Returned this year from service as Quaestor under Vergilius in Sicily (a).

3. 58 BCE
   Tribune of the Plebs edit

   With the aid of Caesar and of Pompey, he was transferred in 59 to the Plebs, through adoption by a certain Fonteius, and elected to the tribunate (a), proceeded to revenge himself on 'Cicero by driving him into exile, and carried through an active program Of legislation which finally brought him into opposition with Pompey 'when he began to tamper with the latter's settlement of the East (b). His legislation included the following bills: 1. to distribute grain to the people free of charge (c); 2. to modify the Aelian and Fufian laws governing the use of obnuntiatio and the veto (d); 3. to restore the collegia (e); 4. to limit the use of the censorial nota to persons specifically accused before them (f); 5. to interdict from fire and water any persons who had put Romans to death uncondemned (g), and 6. after Cicero's departure into exile carried a measure exiling him by name (h); 7. to place the Consuls Gabinius and Piso in command of Cilicia and Macedonia, with a second measure (8) to give Gabinius Syria instead (see above, Consuls); 9. to annex Cyprus and restore exiles to Byzantium, with Cato in charge of both duties (see Promagistrates, on Cato); 10. to give Brogitarus of Galatia the title of King and control of Pessinus (i); 11. a bill regarding iniuria publica in favor of a certain Menulla of Anagnia (j); and probably 12. a bill to forbid treasury clerks from engaging in business (k).

4. 56 BCE
   Aedile ·curule edit

   Elected in January in spite of the obstruction of Milo and his gangs (a), he attempted to prosecute Milo in turn (b), baited and annoyed Pompey (c), and attacked Cicero and Cato (d), but after the conference of Luca changed and supported Pompey and Crassus (e).

Family