Marcus Claudius Marcellus (Consul 183 BC)

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Marcus Claudius Marcellus (* 3rd century BC ; † probably 169 BC ) was a Roman politician.

Origin and family environment

Marcus Claudius Marcellus came from the highest plebeian nobility of the Roman Republic. Even if he did not belong to the old Patrician family of the Claudians , but to a plebeian branch, the plebeian Claudians with the cognomen Marcellus were one of the leading families of the plebeian senate oligarchy soon after the plebeians were admitted to the curular offices. According to Fasti Capitolini, M. Claudius Marcellus was the son and grandson of a Marcus. Because of the use of only two first names, it is not certain which Marcus was his father. He himself was in the 2nd half of the 3rd century BC. BC, because when he took office in 183 BC He must have been at least 43 years old. Since there were two bearers of the name at the same time, it cannot be decided whether the consul of the year 183 BC. In 169 BC. M. Claudius Marcellus died in BC.

Political career

Marcus Claudius Marcellus went through the usual political career for a Roman nobilis, even if it is not known in detail when he held the lower offices of the cursus honorum . It is certain that he was born in 188 BC. BC or 185 BC BC praetor urbanus . Because of the namesake living at the same time, no decision has to be made here. In 183 BC He was elected consul with Quintus Fabius Labeo . At the end of their term of office, the province of Liguria was assigned to both of them with the task of being ready to secure the province against the Celts who broke into the Alps. Claudius Marcellus took on this assignment. Although the Celts surrendered to him, he disarmed them and confiscated their property. The Celts complained about this to the Senate in Rome, which ordered that their property be returned to them. Roman commissioners were appointed to lead the Celts back over the Alps, which then happened without resistance. To secure the border in Veneto and on the northern Adriatic coast, Rome also founded the fortress of Aquileia . The Senate also extended Marcellus' command for the next year for a campaign against the Histrians , after he had previously returned to Rome to lead the elections there.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fasti Capitolini: M. Claudius M. f. M. n. Marcellus .
  2. ^ Livy , from urbe condita 38, 35, 2 and 10, 42, 7.
  3. ↑ Livy, from urbe condita 39, 23, 2.
  4. ↑ Livy, from urbe condita 39, 45, 1.
  5. ↑ Livy, ab urbe condita 39, 54, 1–55, 4.
  6. ^ Livy, from urbe condita 39, 55, 4 and 56, 3.
personal data
SURNAME Claudius Marcellus, Marcus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman politician
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 169 BC Chr.