The first is the Claudii: in addition to three sons, Ap. […] From of old the Claudii were the great exponents of this policy; and the Claudii remained on the alert, expecting three consulates, but not unaided. 4 Against novi homines the great families after Sulla stood with close ranks and forbidding aspect. […] Neither Aemilii nor Claudii were quite to be trusted. […] P-W III, 2663), probably indicates the village of origin of the Claudii. […] The influence of the Claudii can be discerned in the elevation of M.