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Gaius Claudius Marcellus | |
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Born | 88 BC |
Died | 40 BC |
Nationality | Roman Republic |
Office | Consul (50 BC) |
Spouse(s) | Wife (name unknown) Octavia the Younger |
Children | Claudia Marcella (wife of Sextus Quinctilius Varus) Marcus Claudius Marcellus Claudia Marcella the Elder Claudia Marcella the Younger |
Parent(s) | Gaius Claudius Marcellus and Junia |
Gaius Claudius Marcellus (88 BC – May 40 BC) was a Roman senator who served as Consul in 50 BC. He was a friend to Roman senator Cicero and an early opponent of Julius Caesar.
He was also noteworthy for marrying the sister of the future emperor Augustus, Octavia the Younger, with whom he fathered M. Marcellus, who was for a while Augustus' intended heir.