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CONTINUED HEADLINE: The Life and Political Downfall of Clodia, Champion of the Republic GUEST NAME: Douglas Boin SUMMARY: Professor Douglas Boin discusses Clodia's pivotal role in late Republican Rome, detailing her wealth, rivalry with Cicero, and her b

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

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4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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HEADLINE: The Life and Political Downfall of Clodia, Champion of the Republic
GUEST NAME: Douglas Boin
SUMMARY: Professor Douglas Boin discusses Clodia's pivotal role in late Republican Rome, detailing her wealth, rivalry with Cicero, and her brother Clodius's murder, which preceded the Roman Civil War.
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This is CBSI and the world. I'm John Baxter, spending time with Professor Douglas Boyne.

0:34.0

His new book is Claudia. We're a champion of Rome.

0:40.3

Clodia born 95, as the younger brother who's ambitious and leads the tribunes to correct and reform the Roman conduct at the time of their maturity. Claudia's our heroine

0:51.7

loses her husband suddenly after his counsel,ed. He dies four months later.

0:56.3

Mattelis is gone. She has a daughter and she's unmarried. But because of a confusion of inheritance laws, which will be corrected later in favor of the men, she inherits not only her father's portion, but of her dowry, but also her husband's estates

1:14.3

and becomes extremely wealthy, not under a mandate to marry right away.

1:19.2

It doesn't need to.

1:20.8

She sponsors her younger brother, the Tribune.

1:23.8

This leads her to be an independent woman, which is generally understood to be a little outside of the ruled book in Rome, but accepted.

1:35.0

However, there's a man named Cicero.

1:37.7

We've introduced him.

1:38.6

He's been counsel.

1:39.4

He's now a magic voice.

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