Clodius

First appears: The Civil War, Book III, 21–28

In Book III of the Civil War, Caesar sent Clodius with peace proposals to an unnamed recipient. Though the proposals initially seemed favourably received, Clodius was later refused an audience; when the negotiation failed, he returned to Caesar. Caesar had admitted Clodius to his circle on Pompey’s recommendation, and Clodius was an intimate friend of both men.

In Book III, Clodius was also an enemy of Milo, who had murdered him and been condemned for it. A passage recounts that someone “pretended in public that he would go to Caesar” but privately sent messengers to Milo.

Relationship record

Life events

• Caesar sent Clodius with peace proposals, but the negotiation failed and Clodius returned.(The Civil War, Book III, 49–58)
  • With: Caesar
  • “These proposals Clodius made to him, and for some days at the first appeared to have met with a favourable reception, but afterwards was not admitted to an audience; for Scipio being reprimanded by Favonius, as we found afterwards when the war was ended, and the negotiation having miscarried, Clodius returned to Caesar.”

The Civil War, Book III, 21–28

• enemies with Milo “Stung with the ignominy and with resentment, he pretended in public that he would go to Caesar, but privately sent messengers to Milo, who had murdered Clodius, and had been condemned for it;”

The Civil War, Book III, 49–58

• commander: Caesar “Caesar, never losing sight of his first intention, sends Clodius to him, an intimate friend to both, whom Caesar, on the introduction and recommendation of Pompey, had admitted into the number of his acquaintance.”
• friends with Caesar “Caesar, never losing sight of his first intention, sends Clodius to him, an intimate friend to both, whom Caesar, on the introduction and recommendation of Pompey, had admitted into the number of his acquaintance.”
• friends with Pompey “Caesar, never losing sight of his first intention, sends Clodius to him, an intimate friend to both, whom Caesar, on the introduction and recommendation of Pompey, had admitted into the number of his acquaintance.”

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Extracted from the original text of Caesar's Commentaries — The Gallic War and The Civil War. Made with Rho MD.