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Marcian became eastern Roman emperor by marrying Emperor Theodosius II's sister Pulcheria.

From humble beginnings Marius rose to become consul of Rome, not just once but an unprecedented seven times.

Megabyzus was one of the Persian generals in the Greco-Persian Wars.

From Spain, the Latin poet Martial wrote witty poems that covered some of the seemier sides of Roman life.

Mardonius was one of the leaders of the Persians in the Persian Wars.

Ancus Martius was the fourth king of Rome.

Manetho is called the father of Egyptian history.

Menes is a figure of Egyptian legend who is said to have been the first king of Egypt.

Mimnermus of Colophon was an archaic Greek elegiac poet.

Martin of Tours was a fourth century monk and Bishop in Gaul.

Plutarch's life of Marius.

Profile of the love poet Mimnermus of Colophon.

Menander wrote Greek New Comedy.

Maximinus Thrax (235-238 A.D.). Maximinus the Thracian was a Roman emperor.

Glossary entry on Musonius Rufus.