- Main Entry:
- Clau·di·us

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈklȯ-dē-əs\
- Function:
- biographical name
Roman gens including: Ap·pi·us
\ˈa-pē-əs\
Claudius Cras·sus
\ˈkra-səs\
consul (471 & 451 b.c.) & decemvir (451–450 b.c.); Appius Claudius Cae·cus
\ˈsē-kəs\
censor (312–307 b.c.), consul (307 & 296 b.c.), & dictator