A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

936 MARCELLUS. MARCELLUS.'
power of Pompey, and at the very commencement 37), probably as a partisan of Nero's. (Comp.
of his magistracy succeeded in preventing his being Plat. Galb. 15.) [W. B. D.]
sent to Egypt with, an army to reinstate Ptolemy MARCELLUS, EMPI'RICUS, was born at
Auletes. But not content with this, he wascoil- Burdigala (Bordeaux) in the fourth century after
stantly inveighing against him and his ambition in Christ. He is said to have held the office of
his speeches both to the senate and people: and "magister officiorum" under Theodosius the
though the former generally were disposed to Great, A. D. 379-395, and to have lost this
concur with him in these sentiments, it is probable post under his successor Arcadius. He was a
*that these attacks of Marcellinus contributed to Christian, but it seems doubtful whether he
induce Pompey to draw closer the bonds which was really a physician, though he is sometimes
united him to his brother triumvirs, at the inter- called " Archiater." He is the author of a pharview which took place this year at Lucca. (Cic. maceutical work in Latin, "c De Medicamentis Emad Fam. i. 1, 2, ad Q. Fr. ii. 6.; Dion Cass. xxxix. piricis, Physicis ac Rationabilibus," which he says
16, 18.) We hear very little of Marcellinus after in the preface he compiled for the use of his sons.
the expiration of his consulship; and the period of It is of little value, and contains many charms and
his death is wholly unknown. Cicero praises his superstitious absurdities, as might have been aneloquence, which displayed itself especially during ticipated when he tells us, that he inserted in the
the time, that he was consul. (Brut. 70.) He work not only the medicines approved of by phyheld the sacerdotal office of one of the Epulones. sicians, but also those recommended by the common
(Id. de Har. resp. 10.) people (aprestes et plebeii). It was first published
23. (P.) CORNELIUS LENTULUS MARCELLINUS in 1536, fol. Basil., and is inserted in the collection
(probably a son of the preceding), was quaestor in of medical writers published by Aldus, Venet.
the army of Caesar in B.C. 48, and commanded the 1547, and H. Stephens, Paris, 1567. (Sprengel, list.
part.of his intrenchments near Dyrrhachium, which de la MUd. vol. ii.; Choulant, Handb. der BUicher-.was- attacked by. Pompey. Marcellinus was de- kunde fiir die Aeltere Medicin.) [W. A. G.]
feated with heavy loss, and saved only by the MARCELLUS, E'PRIUS, born of an obscure
timely arrival of M. Antony to his support. (Caes. family at Capua, rose by his oratorical talents to
B. C. iii. 62-65; Oros. vi. 15.) The praenomen distinction at Rome in the reigns of Claudius,
of this Marcellinus is unknown: it has been sup- Nero, and Vespasian. (Dialog. de. Orator. 8;
posed that he was the father of the following, who Schol. Vet. ad Jay. Sat. iv. 81.) On the depois called P. F., but of this there is no proof. sition of L. Silanus, A. D. 49, Marcellus was ap24. P. CORNELIUS, P. F. LENTULUS MARCEL- pointed to the vacant praetorship, which, however,
LINUS, consul in B. c. 18. (Dion Cass. liv. 12, was so nearly expired that he. held it only a fewv
and Arg. liv.) Supposed to be a son of the pre- days, or perhaps hours. (Tac. Ann. xii. 4; comp.
ceding, but he may have been a grandson of No. Suet. Claud. 29.) At the beginning of Nero's
21. It is. probable that the coin above described reign Marcellus was-proconsul of a portion of Asia
(p. 931, b.) was struck by him rather than by No. Minor, probably of Pamphylia, for in A. D. 57,
21, to. whom it has been generally ascribed. (Riccio, after his return to Rome, the Lycians, who since
1Moete Consolari, p. 52.) their annexation by Claudius, in A. D. 43, were
The following Marcelli are also mentioned in attached to that province (Dion Cass. ix. 17), achistory, of whose relation to either of the above cused him of malversation. His eloquence, or
families nothing is known. rather his wealth, procured an acquittal, and some
25. -M. CLAUDIUS MARCELLUS, plebeian aedile of his accusers were banished as the authors of an
in B. c. 216. (Liv. xxiii. 30.) unfounded and frivolous charge. (Tac. Ann. xiii.
26. M. CLAUDIUS MARCELLUS, tribune of the 33.) Marcellus now became one of the principal
plebs in B.c. 171. (Liv. xlii. 32.) delators under Nero. He was able, venal, and
27. M. CLAUDIUS MARCELLUS, praetor in B. C. unscrupulous, and he accordingly acquired wealth,
137, was killed by lightning during the year of his influence, and hatred. In A. D. 66, he seconded
office. (Jul. Obseq. 83.) Cossutianus Capito [CAPITO COSSUTIANUS] in the
28. M. CLAUDIUS MARCELLUS, an associate and impeachment of Thrasea Paetus, and for his exerfriend of Catiline, and one of those who took part tions received from Nero an extravagant fee (id.
in his conspiracy, B.C. 63. On the discovery of Ann. xvi. 23, 26, 28, 33). The fortunes of Martheir designs, he endeavoured to get up an insur- cellus were for a time shaken by Nero's death.
rection among the Pelignians; but this was quickly He became in turn the object of attack - by Helsuppressed by the praetor, L. Bibulus, and Mar- vidius Priscus, Thrasea's son-ini-law, as a delator,
cellus himself put to death. (Cic. in Catil. i. 8; and by Licinius Caecina, a partisan of Otho's
Oros. vi. 6.) [CAECINA, No. 10], as a favourer of Vitellius,
29. C. CLAUDIUS M. F. MARCELLUS, son of the A. D. 69. (Tac. Hist. ii. 53, iv. 6.) His contest
preceding. He took part in all his father's plans, with Helvidius Priscus in the senate, A. D. 70,
and appears to have thrown himself into Capua when the mode of appointing the delegates to Veswith a view of exciting the slaves and gladiators pasian in Egypt was debated, is sketched by Tathere to revolt; but being driven from thence by P. citus (Hist. iv. 6-8) with a brevity that leaves
Sestius, took refuge in Bruttium, where he was put nothing obscure. From Helvidius and Caecina
to death. (Cic.pro Sest. 4; Oros. vi. 6.) [E. H.B.] Marcellus escaped as much through the dislocation
MARCELLUS, CORNE'LIUS, a Roman se- of the times, the feebleness of the emperor, and
nator in Nero's reign, was involved with others the fears of the senate, as by his own eloquence
[FABATUS CALPURNIUS] in the charge of being and address. But Helvidius assailed him a third
privy to the crimes of Lepida, the wife of C. Cas- time on. the old charge of delation, and, on this
sins, A. D. 64. Marcellus eluded punishment on occasion, his talents, backed indeed by his strong
this occasion, but he was put to death by Galba's interest with Mucianus and Domitian, rescued
order in Spain, A. D. 68 (Tac. Ann. xvi. 8, Hist. i. him. (Dialog. de Orat. 8, comp. 5.) He ingra