Appius Claudius Caecus
Appius Claudius Caecus is used in Cicero's "Pro Caelio" as a stern and disapproving ancestor to Clodia. Cicero assumes the voice of Caecus in a scathing "prosopopoeia", where Caecus is incensed at Clodia for associating with Caelius, a member of the middle equestrian class instead of the upper patrician class. Caecus's achievements, such as the building of the Appian Way and the Aqua Appia, are mentioned as being defiled by Clodia's actions.