Marcus Claudius Marcellus (Praetor)
Marcus Claudius Marcellus was a Roman general in the republic .
Marcellus was able to get 102 BC. In the battle of Aquae Sextiae against the Germanic tribes . He fought as a legate in the alliance war in 90 BC. Under Lucius Julius Caesar , but he could not prevent the city of Aesernia from falling away from Rome and was captured there. Marcellus was praetor , probably before 73 BC. Chr.
literature
- Wolfram Letzner : Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Attempt of a biography (= writings on the history of antiquity. Volume 1). Lit, Münster u. a. 2000, ISBN 3-8258-5041-2 , p. 116.
- C. Marcellus, M. [I 14]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 3, Metzler, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-476-01473-8 , column 10.
Remarks
- ↑ Frontin , Strategemata 2,6,4
- ↑ Appian , Civil War 1, 40, who confused Lucius Caesar with Sextus Caesar, the consul of the previous year.
- ↑ Titus Livius , Perioche 73: Aesernia colonia cum M. Marcello in potestatem Samnitium venit .
- ^ TRS Broughton, The magistrates of the Roman republic , Vol. 3, Supplement (1986), p. 54: "uncertain date".
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Claudius Marcellus, Marcus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marcellus, Marcus Claudius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC Chr. |