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==References == | <p> Roman general; in a war with the [[Gauls]] killed their chief Viridomarus with his own hands, whose spoils he dedicated as <i> spolia opima </i> ( <i> q. v </i> .) to Jupiter; took Syracuse, which long baffled him through the skill of Archimedes, and fell fighting against [[Hannibal]] 208 B.C.; he was five times consul though but of plebeian birth. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_76279"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/marcellus,+claudius Claudius Marcellus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_76279"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/marcellus,+claudius Claudius Marcellus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:40, 15 October 2021
Claudius Marcellus [1]
Roman general; in a war with the Gauls killed their chief Viridomarus with his own hands, whose spoils he dedicated as spolia opima ( q. v .) to Jupiter; took Syracuse, which long baffled him through the skill of Archimedes, and fell fighting against Hannibal 208 B.C.; he was five times consul though but of plebeian birth.
