Years passed□ and Marcus'□ deeds became th□ stuf□ of l□ge□d. His na□e was □pok□n w□th r□vere□c□, his ta□es tol□ and retold to □a□□r ears. Yo□□g warr□ors aspired □o □e li□e M□rcus, to □mbody the same c□urage an□ honor that□h□ had□d□sp□ayed on □he bat□lefield. Tho□gh□Marcus had□long since passed □□to the□realm of myth□and legend□□hi□ □egac□ □ive□ □n, □ shin□ng□□eaco□ of□ho□e and inspir□tion f□r gener□tions □o □ome.