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Marcellus
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nephew and son-in-law of Roman emperor Augustus
Key facts
- Born
- 42 BC, Rome , Italy , Roman Republic
- Died
- 23 BC (aged 19), Baiae , Italy , Roman Empire
- Burial place
- Mausoleum of Augustus
- Other name
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus
- Spouse
- Julia the Elder
- Parents
- Gaius Claudius Marcellus (father) Octavia the Younger (mother)
- Family
- Julio-Claudian
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Ancient Rome
- Place of death
- Baia
- Spouse
- Julia the Elder
- Mother
- Octavia the Younger
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- aedile
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Image
- Portrait Marcellus Louvre Ma3547.jpg
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- Commons category
- Marcellus
- date of birth
- 0042-00-00
- date of death
- 0023-00-00
- gens
- Claudia gens
- place of burial
- Mausoleum of Augustus
- name in native language
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus
- relative
- Augustus
- different from
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus
- stepparent
- Mark Antony
- P8168
- Haplogroup I-M170
- unmarried partner
- Pompeia
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Encyclopedic overview
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Marcus Claudius Marcellus (42–23 BC) was the eldest son of Gaius Claudius Marcellus and Octavia the Younger, sister of Augustus (then known as Octavian). He was Augustus' nephew and closest male relative, and began to enjoy an accelerated political career as a result. He was educated with his cousin Tiberius and traveled with him to Hispania where they served under Augustus in the Cantabrian Wars. In 25 BC he returned to Rome where he married his cousin Julia, who was the emperor's daughter. Marcellus and Augustus' general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa were the two popular choices as heir to the empire. According to Suetonius, this put Agrippa at odds with Marcellus, and is the reason why Agrippa traveled away from Rome to Mytilene in 23 BC.
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