Claudia Marcella
There has also been some speculation among historians such as George Patrick Goold that he might have been the father of Claudia Pulchra who was the daughter of Augustus' niece Claudia Marcella Minor. Some historians such as Ronald Syme have rejected this proposal while others like Susan Treggiari are open to the possibility. Another interpretation put forth is that Claudia Pulchra was indeed Publius daughter, but by Claudia Marcella "Major", the elder sister of Claudia Marcella Minor. Goold argues that an engagement between Publius and Marcella would have fit the political climate around 43 BC when Octavian himself was marrying Pulcher's sister Claudia. He conjectures that the future emperor might have reasoned that betrothing his niece to a son of a plebeian hero would have its advantages after his experience with the Pseudo-Marius.