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in 50 BC  Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor (88 BC–May 40 BC) was a
Roman Senator and Consul. He was a member of the distinguished
Claudius family. He was a friend to Roman Senator Cicero and an
early opponent of Julius Caesar.  Descent & Family[edit]  He was
a direct descendant of consul Marcus Claudius Marcellus. His
father was also named Marcus and his mother was named Junia.
From his first unnamed wife, Marcellus had a daughter who
married the Roman Senator, Sextus Quinctilius Varus who served
as a Quaestor in 49 BC.[1] He was a grandfather to the Roman
General Publius Quinctilius Varus and his three sisters.  He
married in an arranged ceremony Octavia the Younger, a great-
niece of Julius Caesar and sister of Octavian. Octavia bore
Marcellus three children a son, Marcus and