Eprius Marcellus

Also known as: Marcellus · Family: Roman · Role: senator · First appears: Histories II.49-53

Life events

• Licinius Caecina attacked Eprius Marcellus over the ambiguity of his language.(Histories II.49-53 · 📍 Mutina)
  • With: Licinius Caecina
  • “Licinius Caecina attacked Eprius Marcellus for the ambiguity of his language.”
• Helvidius Priscus prosecuted Eprius Marcellus for informing against his father-in-law.(Histories IV.5-8)
  • With: Helvidius Priscus
  • “and proceeded to prosecute Eprius Marcellus, who had informed against his father-in-law.”
• Helvidius Priscus dropped his prosecution of Eprius Marcellus.(Histories IV.5-8)
  • With: Helvidius Priscus
  • “after a while, finding that Galba's attitude was doubtful and that many of the senators begged him to desist, Helvidius dropped the prosecution.”
• A dispute between Helvidius Priscus and Eprius Marcellus became a formal, acrimonious debate.(Histories IV.5-8)
  • With: Helvidius Priscus
  • “Their exchange of views gradually grew into a formal and acrimonious debate.”
• The party favoring selection by lot prevailed in the senate's deputation dispute.(Histories IV.5-8)
  • With: Helvidius Priscus
  • “The party which wanted the deputies chosen by lot eventually prevailed”

Histories II.49-53

• with Licinius Caecina (Caecina attacked and quarrelled with Marcellus during the meeting.) “A remarkable quarrel arose at this meeting. Licinius Caecina attacked Eprius Marcellus for the ambiguity of his language.”
• enemies with Licinius Caecina “A remarkable quarrel arose at this meeting. Licinius Caecina attacked Eprius Marcellus for the ambiguity of his language. Not that the others disclosed their sentiments, but Caecina, who was still a nobody, recently raised to the senate, sought to distinguish himself by quarrelling with some one of importance, and selected Marcellus, because the memory of his career as an informer made him an object of loathing.”

Histories IV.5-8

• enemies with Helvidius Priscus (Helvidius prosecuted Marcellus in revenge for Thrasea.) “After Thrasea's fall Helvidius was banished, but he returned to Rome under Galba and proceeded to prosecute Eprius Marcellus, who had informed against his father-in-law.”
• enemies with Paetus Thrasea (Marcellus informed against Thrasea.) “After Thrasea's fall Helvidius was banished, but he returned to Rome under Galba and proceeded to prosecute Eprius Marcellus, who had informed against his father-in-law.”
• friends with Nero “As for Thrasea, it was not my speech but the senate's verdict which did for him. Nero took a savage delight in farces like that trial, and, really, the friendship of such an emperor cost me as much anxiety as banishment did to others.”

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Extracted from the original text of Tacitus — The Histories & The Annals (Books I-VI) & Agricola. Made with Rho MD.