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Marcellus

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Also known as Claudius Marcellus, Marcus Marcellus, Marcus Claudius Marcellus

nephew and son-in-law of Roman emperor Augustus

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Born
1848
Died
1923
Works
42

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With a voice reminiscent of pop royalty, the charisma of Hollywood’s leading men and a swagger that demands to be noticed, this triple threat offers a breath of fresh air to popular music. Growing up in metro Detroit, Michigan, Marcellus got his roots singing in choir as a child. He began writing songs at an early age: “I would just sit there with my piano and channel whatever melody came to me. I was too young to really understand that what I was doing was songwriting <a href="https://www.last.

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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

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Portrait Marcellus Louvre Ma3547.jpg
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Marcellus
date of birth
0042-00-00
date of death
0023-00-00
name in native language
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
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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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