A historical commentary on Plutarch’s Marcellus

M. Claudius Marcellus won military renown during Rome's wars with the Gauls and the Carthaginians in the latter half of the third century B.C. As consul in 222 B.C. he earned the rare honor of the spolia opima by slaying in single combat the opposing Gallic chieftain. In the dark days follo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clark, Edward Dale
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/3217