▁becoming ▁Marcus ▁Val er ius ▁Mess alla ▁Barb atus ▁App ian us . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁historian ▁Fr . ▁François ▁C atr ou ▁et ▁Rou illé , ▁App ian us ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁qu a est or ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Tri um vir ▁Mark ▁Anton y . ▁After ▁this , ▁little ▁is ▁known ▁on ▁his ▁remaining ▁political ▁career ▁beyond ▁his ▁cons ul ship ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁BC . ▁He ▁died ▁not ▁long ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁issue ▁About ▁ 1 4 ▁BC , ▁App ian us ▁married ▁Claud ia ▁Marcel la ▁Minor , ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁Oct avia ▁Minor ▁by ▁her ▁first ▁husband ▁the ▁cons ul , ▁G ai us ▁Claud ius ▁Mar cell us ; ▁Claud ia ▁Marcel la ▁Minor ' s ▁mat ernal ▁uncle ▁was ▁the ▁Roman ▁em peror ▁August us . ▁Marcel la ▁bore ▁App ian us ▁two ▁children , ▁a ▁daughter ▁Claud ia ▁Pul ch ra ▁and ▁a ▁son ▁Marcus ▁Val er ius ▁Mess alla ▁Barb atus . ▁Although ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁some ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁Claud ia ' s ▁father ▁might ▁actually ▁have ▁been ▁Pub lius ▁Claud ius ▁Pul cher , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Cl od ius . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁R . ▁Sym e , ▁The ▁August an ▁Arist ocracy , ▁Clar end on ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁ ▁U GO ▁F US CO ▁– ▁G I AN ▁L U CA ▁G REG OR I , ▁A ▁PRO POS IT O