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title: Cenotaph of Marcus Caelius
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6328/cenotaph-of-marcus-caelius/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Cenotaph of Marcus Caelius
_Authored by Carole Raddato_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6328.jpg)
## Image Caption
Cenotaph of Marcus Caelius, 1st [centurion](https://www.worldhistory.org/Centurion/) of Legio XVIII who fell in the [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) of Varus, the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) in the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE. (LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn) Inscription: "To Marcus Caelius, son of [Titus](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Titus/), of the Lemonian district, from Bologna, first centurion of the eighteenth legion. 53½ years old. He fell in the Varian War. His bones may be interred here. Publius Caelius, son of Titus, of the Lemonian district, his brother, erected (this monument).
## Cite This Work
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Raddato, C. (2017, February 06). Cenotaph of Marcus Caelius. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Cenotaph of Marcus Caelius." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 06, 2017. .
### MLA
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