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{{Short description|5th-century BC patrician and consular tribune}}
'''Appius''' (or '''Titus''') '''Claudius Crassus''' was a [[Tribuni militum consulari potestate|consular tribune]] of the [[Roman Republic]] in 424 BC.<ref>[[Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton|Broughton]], ''Magistrates of the Roman Republic'', 1951, vol i, pp.68</ref>
Claudius belonged to the [[Patrician (ancient Rome)|patrician]] [[Claudia gens]]. He was the son of the infamous [[Appius Claudius Crassus]], who had been the leading figure of the group known as the [[Decemviri]] from 451 to 449 BC before [[Suicide in antiquity|taking his life]] after they were overthrown.<ref>Broughton, pp. 48</ref> Following filiations Claudius is the father of [[Appius Claudius Crassus (consular tribune 403 BC)|Appius Claudius Crassus]], consular tribune in 403 BC. Claudius also had a younger brother named [[Publius Claudius Crassus]].<ref>Broughton, vol i</ref>
== Career ==
In 424 BC Claudius was elected as consular tribune together with [[Spurius Nautius Rutilus (consular tribune 424 BC)|Spurius Nautius Rutilus]], [[Lucius Sergius Fidenas]] and [[Sextus Julius Iulus]]. Claudius remained in Rome while his colleagues led armies in the field, thus Claudius held and completed the election of the consuls of the following year. During his year in office he was a fierce opponent of the [[Plebs|plebeians]] and their [[Tribune of the plebs|tribunes]]. There is some uncertainty in regards to his [[praenomen]], [[Livy]] names him Appius and [[Diodorus Siculus|Didorus Siculus]] has him named Titus.<ref name=":0">[[Chronograph of 354]] (Crasso et Fidenas)</ref><ref>[[Livy]], ''[[Ab Urbe Condita Libri|Ab Urbe Condita]]''',''''' iv. 35-36</ref><ref>[[Diodorus Siculus]], ''[[Bibliotheca historica]]'', xii, 82.1</ref><ref>Broughton, vol i, pp.68</ref>
== See also ==
* {{annotated link|Claudia gens}}
== References ==
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| title = [[List of Roman Republican consuls|Consular tribune]] of the [[Roman Republic]]
| years = ''with [[Spurius Nautius Rutilus (Consular Tribune 424 BC)|Spurius Nautius Rutilus]]''<br /> [[Lucius Sergius Fidenas]] <br /> [[Sextus Julius Iulus]] <br /> 424 BC
| before = [[Aulus Sempronius Atratinus (consular tribune 425 BC)|Aulus Sempronius Atratinus]] <br/> [[Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (consular tribune)|Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus]] <br/> [[Lucius Furius Medullinus (consular tribune)|Lucius Furius Medullinus]] <br/> [[Lucius Horatius Barbatus]] as Consular Tribunes
| after = [[Gaius Sempronius Atratinus]] <br/> [[Quintus Fabius Vibulanus (consul 423 BC)|Quintus Fabius Vibulanus]] <br/> as Consuls
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