The epitomizer of Livy mistakenly calls him Pulcher and gives his title as Legatus, while Appian has combined the names of the two Praetors into the single name Varinius Glaber (see Münzer, Philologue 55 [1896] 387-389) and probably substituted the name P. Valerius for Varinius. As the operations of Varinius began in the autumn of 73 (Sall. Hist. 2.86 M) and probably continued into 72 there may be a sound basis for the title procos. attributed to him in Frontinus. (Broughton MRR II)
Attempted unsuccessfully to hem in Spartacus and his followers on Mt. Vesuvius (Plut. Crass 9.2; Frontin. Str. 1.5.21; Flor. 2.8.4; Oros. 5.24.1; cf. Sall. Hist. 3.90-3 M; Liv. Per. 95; Plut. Crass. 8-9; App. BC 1. 116). (Broughton MRR II)
Pr. 73. See MRR 2.109. His praenomen is not attested. The name is given as Clodius in Plutarch and Frontinus, as Clodius Glaber in Florus, but as Claudius Pulcher, legatus of P. Varenus, in Livy (Per. 95), while in Appian (BC 1.116) the names of Claudius Glaber and P. Varinius (1) have been confused (Münzer, Philologus 55, 1896, 387-389; E. Gabba, Comm. on App., ad loc.). On C. Claudius Glaber, praetorius, in the consilium of 73, see the previous note. (Broughton MRR III)