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Marcus Claudius Marcellus

42 BC - 23 BC

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Marcus Claudius Marcellus (42–23 BC) was the eldest son of Gaius Claudius Marcellus and Octavia Minor, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcus Claudius Marcellus has received more than 383,634 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Marcus Claudius Marcellus is the 3,390th most popular politician (up from 3,650th in 2019), the 1,083rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,150th in 2019) and the 230th most popular Italian Politician.

Marcus Claudius Marcellus was a Roman general and politician. He is most famous for defeating Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marcus Claudius Marcellus ranks 3,390 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick I of Württemberg, Albert of Saxony, Hiero I of Syracuse, Louis, Duke of Savoy, Ghazi of Iraq, and Marduk-apla-iddina II. After him are Patricio Aylwin, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, Julius Schreck, Jack Kemp, Devlet I Giray, and Alexander Balas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 42 BC, Marcus Claudius Marcellus ranks 2. Before him is Tiberius.  Among people deceased in 23 BC, Marcus Claudius Marcellus ranks 1. 

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Marcus Claudius Marcellus ranks 1,083 out of 5,161. Before him are Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943), Giovanni Battista Martini (1706), Antonio Caldara (1670), Lars Porsena (-600), Scipione del Ferro (1465), and Hiero I of Syracuse (-600). After him are Augustine of Canterbury (510), Benedetto Marcello (1686), Miuccia Prada (1949), Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (1587), Andrea Pirlo (1979), and Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli (1856).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Marcus Claudius Marcellus ranks 230. Before him are Eleonora Gonzaga (1598), Guy III of Spoleto (900), Maria Pia of Savoy (1847), Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943), Lars Porsena (-600), and Hiero I of Syracuse (-600). After him are Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (1587), Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (1638), Marcus Atilius Regulus (-299), Lucius Aelius (101), Francesco Morosini (1619), and Princess Mafalda of Savoy (1902).

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