Marcus Claudius Marcellus (Consul 287 BC)

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Marcus Claudius Marcellus was a Roman statesman in the first quarter of the 3rd century BC. Chr.

His father is believed to be the consul of the same name from 331 BC. Have been. He was born in 287 BC. . BC along with Gaius Nautius Rutilus the consul elected. For lack of sources there is nothing to report from her year in office; The year went down in history because of the lex Hortensia , which marked the end of the class fights .

Nothing is known about the further life of Marcellus; his grandson was the famous general Marcus Claudius Marcellus , who fought against Hannibal .

literature

  • T. Robert S. Broughton : The Magistrates Of The Roman Republic. Volume 1: 509 BC - 100 BC (= Philological Monographs. Vol. 15, Part 1, ZDB -ID 418575-4 ). American Philological Association, New York NY 1951, p. 185, (Unchanged reprint 1968).
personal data
SURNAME Claudius Marcellus, Marcus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marcellus, Marcus Claudius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman consul 287 BC Chr.
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 3rd century BC Chr.