Sword of Rome

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Sword of Rome is the epithet of Marcus Claudius Marcellus, a celebrated Roman general famed for his military prowess during the Second Punic War.

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instanceOf epithet ⓘ
appliedTo Marcellus’s conduct in the Second Punic War ⓘ
associatedWith Roman Republic ⓘ
Second Punic War ⓘ
category Military honorifics ⓘ
Nicknames of military personnel ⓘ
Roman epithets ⓘ
contrastedWith Roman defensive strategies ⓘ
denotesReputation bravery ⓘ
military prowess ⓘ
offensive military spirit ⓘ
denotesRole Roman general ⓘ
epithetFor Marcus Claudius Marcellus ⓘ
historicalContext conflict between Rome and Carthage ⓘ
honors Marcellus’s battlefield successes ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableCampaign Roman campaigns in Sicily ⓘ
operations against Hannibal in Italy ⓘ
refersTo Marcus Claudius Marcellus ⓘ
relatedConcept Roman military heroism ⓘ
Roman virtus ⓘ
relatedEvent Second Punic War ⓘ
relatedPerson Hannibal Barca ⓘ
symbolizes Roman resistance against Carthage ⓘ
Rome’s offensive military power ⓘ
timePeriod 3rd century BC ⓘ
usedAs honorific title ⓘ

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Marcus Claudius Marcellus → knownAs → Sword of Rome ⓘ