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C l o d i a M e t e l l i WOMEN IN ANTIQUITY Series Editors: Ronnie Ancona and Sarah B. Pomeroy Th is book series provides compact and accessible introductions to the life and historical times of women from the ancient world. Approaching ancient history and culture broadly, the series selects fi gures from the earliest of times to late antiquity. Cleopatra A Biography Duane W. Roller Clodia Metelli Th e Tribune’s Sister Marilyn B. Skinner C L O D I A M E T E L L I T H E T R I B U N E ’ S S I S T E R Marilyn B. Skinner 1 2011 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offi ces in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Th ailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © 2011 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Skinner, Marilyn B. Clodia Metelli : the tribune’s sister / Marilyn B. Skinner. p. cm. — (Women in antiquity) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-19-537500-8; 978-0-19-537501-5 (pbk.) 1. Clodia, 94–53 B.C. 2. Clodia, 94–53 B.C.—Family. 3. Clodia, 94–53 B.C.—Infl uence. 4. Women—Rome—Biography. 5. Women—Rome—Social conditions. 6. Statesmen’s spouses—Rome—Biography. 7. Patricians (Rome)—Biography. 8. Rome—Biography. 9. Rome—Politics and government—265–30 B.C. I. Title. DG260.C6S56 2011 937.′05092—dc22 [B] 2010009169 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper To Sherlock Holmes she is always t he woman. a rthur c onan d oyle, “ a s candal in b ohemia” This page intentionally left blank For Ron, as always This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments F irst, my thanks go to the editors of the Women in Antiquity series, Ronnie Ancona and Sarah B. Pomeroy, for their persistence in approach- ing me. Th eir original request that I write Clodia’s biography came at a time when my existing obligations absolutely would not permit it; I am glad they patiently waited until my schedule was free. I owe a special debt of gratitude to Ronnie for on-the-spot strategic advice when Clo- dia’s overweening brothers, with their much greater presence in the his- tory books, were threatening to take over the entire project. To Sarah I owe the title. At Oxford University Press, I have benefi ted greatly from the skills and advice of Stefan Vranka, editor for Classics, Ancient History, and Archaeology, who went through a fi rst draft of the manuscript word by word and noted numerous places where clarifi cation would assist the reader. I am also thankful for the help of his editorial assistant, Deirdre Brady, in acquiring images and arranging for maps and genealogies. Fi- nally, I appreciated receiving an advance copy of the initial volume in this Oxford series, Duane W. Roller’s Cleopatra: A Biography, not least because it provided valuable support for my own ideas. Th e referees for the volume—the two readers who commented on the initial proposal and the evaluator who read the submitted manuscript in its entirety—were generous with their enthusiasm and suggestions. Since Julia Dyson Hejduk, one of the earlier anonymous referees, has identifi ed herself, I want to assure her that her own contribution, C lodia: A Source- book (2008), was on the shelf above my desk, ready to be consulted re- peatedly. Th e fi nal reader, whose expertise in Roman political history is impressive, supplied up-to-date bibliographical suggestions and saved me from egregious errors when I ventured into unfamiliar territory.
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