Appius Claudius

Also known as: Claudius Appius · Family: Roman · Role: senator and father-in-law of Tiberius · First appears: Tiberius Gracchus

Life events

Tiberius Gracchus accepted Appius Claudius's proposal to marry Claudia.(Tiberius Gracchus)
- With: Tiberius Gracchus Claudia
- “addressed himself openly to Tiberius, and with great expressions of kindness, offered him his daughter in marriage. And when Tiberius gladly accepted”
Tiberius's land law was ratified, and commissioners were appointed to divide the public lands.(Tiberius Gracchus)
- With: Tiberius Gracchus Caius Gracchus
- “This being done, the law concerning the lands was ratified and confirmed, and three commissioners were appointed, to make a survey of the grounds and see the same equally divided. These were Tiberius himself, Claudius Appius, his father-in-law, and his brother, Caius Gracchus”

child: Claudia “I have contracted our daughter Claudia to a husband”
with Tiberius Gracchus (interaction) “amongst whom were Crassus, the high-priest, Mucius Scaevola, the lawyer, who at that time was consul, and Claudius Appius, his father-in-law”

Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.