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Marcellus' exact birth date is unknown, yet scholars are certain he was born prior to 268 BC because he had to be over 42 when elected consul in 222 BC and he was elected to a fifth (and final) consulship for 208 BC, after he was 60.
Marcellus was born into the Claudii Marcelli, a plebeian branch of the gens Claudia in 42 BC, the son of Gaius Claudius Marcellus and Octavia Minor. He had two full sisters named Claudia Marcella Major and Claudia Marcella Minor as well as two younger maternal half-sisters named Antonia Major and Antonia Minor.
Article History. Born: 42 bc. Died: 23 bc, Baiae, Campania [Italy] Notable Family Members: spouse Julia. Marcus Claudius Marcellus (born 42 bc —died 23 bc, Baiae, Campania [Italy]) was the nephew of the emperor Augustus (reigned 27 bc – ad 14) and presumably chosen by him as heir, though Augustus himself denied it.
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Aug 30, 2017 · Marcellus was born c. 270 BCE and first gained recognition as a military tribune during the final years of the First Punic War (264-241 BCE) against Carthage. He was made (at unknown dates) an augur, curule, quaestor, then an aedile c. 226 BCE, and finally a praetor as he climbed up the
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Feb 7, 2016 · He was born in Rome in 42 BC when Octavian was Triumvir with Mark Antony and Lepidus, was two years old when, in 40 BC his father died.
Jun 26, 2019 · Author: Kleomeles | CC BY 2.5. Marcus Claudius Marcellus/ was the nephew of emperor Augustus. He was born in 42 BCE and he was the son of Gaius Claudius Marcellus and Octavia the Yougher, the older sister of Augustus.
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Marcus Claudius Marcellus. Marcus Claudius Marcellus (†208 BCE): Roman commander, well-known for the capture of Syracuse. The career of Marcus Claudius Marcellus, the son of Marcus, was dominated by one conflict: that between his own country, the Roman republic, and the republic of Carthage. The two nations had been on friendly terms for much ...
