theater of marcellus

The Theater of Marcellus was an open-air theater built in Rome, near the Tiber River. It was dedicated to Marcus Claudius Marcellus. Who is Marcus Claudius Marcellus? Marcus Claudius Marcellus was the nephew of Octavian (future Emperor Augustus), being the son of Octavian’s sister, Octavia Minor and her husband Gaius Claudius Marcellus. He was born […]