Appius Claudius
Pulcher - patrycjuszowskiego family memb er Klaudiuszów Pulcher, one of the most influential in the perio d of the republic. Pulchra son of Gaius Claudius, consul in 177 B C and died in 133 BC Consul in 143 BC Rome had not then no major hostilities. Appius guided by ambition and wanting to get right to the triumph of the Alpine tribe attacked Salassów. Initially, he failed, and his first expedition was defeated. At the request of the Senate asked for advice to the books sybillińskich.