Marcus Claudius Marcellus

Marcus Claudius Marcellus

Marcus Claudius Marcellus (; c. 270 – 208 BC) was a Roman general and politician during the 3rd century BC. Five times elected as consul of the Roman Republic (222, 215, 214, 210, and 208 BC). Marcellus gained the most prestigious award a Roman general could earn, the spolia opima, for killing the Gallic king Viridomarus in single combat in 222 BC at the Battle of Clastidium. Furthermore, he is noted for having conquered the fortified city of Syracuse in a protracted siege during which Archimedes, the famous mathematician, scientist, and inventor, was killed, despite Marcellus ordering the soldiers under his command not to harm him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcus Claudius Marcellus is the 280th most popular military personnel (down from 218th in 2019). (down from 190th in 2019)

Marcus Claudius Marcellus was a Roman general who, in the Second Punic War, defeated Hannibal at the Battle of the Metaurus.