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Historiae
Romanorum
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Marcellus
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
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A Roman general, first seen in successful military actions in
222 BC against the Gauls. During the
Second Punic War, after a long siege he conquered the town of Syracuse.
In 208 BC, he was killed while serving as consul for the fifth time by a
Carthaginian ambush.
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