You might find this interesting. There really was a guy named Claudius, but for political reasons changed it to Clodius. I don't know if you were reading something on this guy, but it's good to know:
Publius Claudius Pulcher chose to renounce his patrician rank. After gaining the consent of the Roman Senate, and with the connivance of Caesar, he succeeded in being adopted into the plebeian branch of his gens by P. Fonteius in 59 BC, thus becoming Publius Clodius Pulcher. On December 10, 59 BC, he was elected Tribune of the Plebs, an office for which patricians were ineligible.
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Date: 2006-11-23 02:38 am (UTC)Publius Claudius Pulcher chose to renounce his patrician rank. After gaining the consent of the Roman Senate, and with the connivance of Caesar, he succeeded in being adopted into the plebeian branch of his gens by P. Fonteius in 59 BC, thus becoming Publius Clodius Pulcher. On December 10, 59 BC, he was elected Tribune of the Plebs, an office for which patricians were ineligible.