person
Marcus Claudius Marcellus (cos. 51 BC)
Marcellus
Marcus Claudius Marcellus, consul 51 BC and opponent of Caesar, who lived in dignified exile at Mytilene until pardoned in 46 BC (the occasion of Cicero's Pro Marcello). Distinct from Augustus's nephew of the same name.
Reading notes
- Consolation to His Mother Helvia §9 Marcellus
M. Claudius Marcellus (cos. 51 BC), Caesar's opponent, who bore exile on Mytilene with such serenity that Brutus felt he himself was the one going into exile.