(Marcus Claudius), a Roman commander, famous for his valour, was five times consul. He was called The sword of the Romans, and killed king Britomarus with his own hand. He subdued the Insubrians, and took Milan their capital; as also Syracuse, where he endeavoured to preserve Archimedes. MARCH

March medes. He fought two days with Hannibal with equal success; but was killed on the third, and his corpse treated with all imaginable respect by the conqueror. See Carthage, Rome, and Sicily.