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Clodius: Best Villain of the Roman Republic?

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Clodius - A Roman Conflict

Clodius is simultaneously the most horrible roman and my absolute favourite one. He manages to stir up his brother in law's troops in a mutiny against him, completely undermines the entire mission,. And does it essentially because he can. Theory thay his pride was hurt by the fact that he wasn't being given enough reward while he was out there. There's other theories that he was working on pompey's behalf... Either way, clodius retires from public ser completely. Just goes off to be a rich guy in the country site. So have all these people. It does feel as if this int roman conflict, once again, this revival of it,

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