person
Publius Claudius Pulcher
P. Claudius
also: P. Claudius, Publius Claudius, Appii Caeci filius
Son of Appius Claudius Caecus and consul in 249 BC, who lost the fleet at Drepana after throwing the sacred chickens into the sea when they would not eat; Cicero's stock example of disregarded auspices (De Divinatione 1.29).