# Marcellus — Dialogues character guide

> Marcellus in Dialogues by Seneca.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Who they are

Roman general, conqueror of Syracuse, discussed in military contexts.

## Relationships

### [Brutus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/characters/brutus)

_friendship_

Brutus and Marcellus are close friends and fellow conspirators, united by their republican ideals.

### [Brutus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/characters/brutus)

_friendship_

Brutus and Marcellus are close friends and fellow conspirators, united by their republican ideals.

### [Brutus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/characters/brutus)

_friendship_

Brutus and Marcellus are close friends and fellow conspirators, united by their republican ideals.

## In the story

### [On Exile and the Contemplation of Virtue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/ix)

Exiled at Mytilene, lives happily through virtue and literature; admired by Brutus and avoided by Caesar.

### [On the True Measure of Wealth and the Folly of Luxury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/x)

Praised for nobly enduring his exile and poverty without any change in his mind, demonstrating that virtue is unaffected by external circumstances.

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