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 | | Marcus Claudius Marcellus [42-23 BCE] was the only son of Gaius Claudius Marcellus and Octavia, the sister of Augustus; he married Julia [25 BCE], the only daughter of Augustus. |
 | | Vergilius] asked Marcellus, for he was the Magician's student, whether he would prefer a bird that killed other birds or a fly that caught other flies. |
 | | Marcellus requested leave to ask his uncle, the Emperor, who replied, wisely, that the fly was better, because flies had long been a plague in Neapolis [Naples] at that time; they covered the walls until they were fl, and they ruined the meat. |
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