Thursday 24 May 2012 06.46 EDT First published on Thursday 24 May 2012 06.46 EDT. Despite the splash caused by self-publishing superstars such as Amanda Hocking and EL James, the average amount earned by DIY authors last year was just $10,000 (Â£6,375) â and half made less than $500.
Pulcher, a Latin word meaning beautiful, was a cognomen used by a branch of the Claudian family in ancient Rome. Some members used the spelling Clodius for the gens name. Publius Claudius Pulcher (died 249 BC/246 BC)
pulcher in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 496.