Claudianadj.n.
/ˈklɔːdɪən/, U.S. /ˈklɔdiən/, /ˈklɑdiən/ A. adj.
Of or pertaining to any of several distinguished Romans of the name of Claudius or the gens to which they belonged, esp. pertaining to or connected with the emperors Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero, or their epoch ( a.d. 14–68).
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > clan > [adjective] > specific
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Claudian1829
1829 K. H. Digby Broad Stone of Honour: Godefridus xix. 236 The Claudian family..produced the sad Tiberius, then the monstrous Caligula.
1842 T. B. Macaulay Virginia 215 The face of Appius Claudius wore the Claudian scowl and sneer.
1876 Encycl. Brit. V. 817/1 The Claudian aqueduct and the harbour of Ostia.
1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 337/2 The epic poets of the Flavian age present a striking contrast to the writers of the Claudian period.
1957 R. Graves tr. Suetonius Twelve Caesars iii. 109 The patrician branch of the Claudian House..came to Rome from..Regilli.
B. n.
A member of the Claudian gens.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > clan > [noun] > member of clan > specific
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1924 E. B. Osborn Our Debt to Greece & Rome ii. xi. 187 Clodia..was a Claudian by birth.
1957 R. Graves tr. Suetonius Twelve Caesars iii. 109 The Claudians were enrolled among the patrician houses.
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