Plutarch · c. AD 46-after 119
Life of Marcellus
ΜάρκελλοςPlutarch's Life of Marcellus follows Marcus Claudius Marcellus, five times consul of Rome, through his war against the Gauls, his fights with Hannibal and his siege of Syracuse. The Life includes the spoils offered to Zeus (Jupiter) Feretrius, the engines of Archimedes and Marcellus' death in an ambush between the camps near Venusia. It is paired with the Life of Pelopidas, and a Comparison of the two follows.
Contents · 13 passages
- 1.1–3.4Marcellus' youth, the case against Capitolinus, and the burial of Greeks and Gauls844 words
- 4.1–5.4Roman scruple about omens: Flaminius recalled, consuls and priests removed604 words
- 6.1–8.6Marcellus kills the Gallic king Britomartus and dedicates the spolia opima1392 words
- 9.1–12.3Marcellus against Hannibal at Nola after Cannae1348 words
- 13.1–14.9Marcellus in Sicily, the Cannae survivors, and Archimedes moving a ship1125 words
- 15.1–17.7The siege of Syracuse and the war machines of Archimedes1129 words
- 18.1–19.6The fall of Syracuse and the death of Archimedes844 words
- 20.1–7Marcellus' justice at Engyium: Nicias feigns possession by the Mothers605 words
- 21.1–23.7Syracusan art in Rome, the ovation and the Syracusans' trial1381 words
- 24.1–26.4Marcellus fights Hannibal at Numistro and Canusium1382 words
- 27.1–28.3Marcellus is accused at Rome and elected consul a fifth time583 words
- 29.1–30.6The ambush at Venusia and the death of Marcellus1092 words
- comp.1.1–comp.3.6Comparison of Pelopidas and Marcellus1132 words
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English translation by Bernadotte Perrin (1917). Original text: Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 5, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1917 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus).
Greek text and translation from the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Perseus Digital Library); translation public domain. Introductions, summaries and notes © GreekMythology.com.
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