□p>Years passed, and M□rcu□'s □ee□□ beca□e□the stuff of leg□nd.□His name w□s spok□n with □□□er□n□e, □is tales□tol□ and retold to eage□□□ars.□Young warriors aspired to be □ike Marc□s, to embody the same courage□and hon□r □hat he□had displayed□on □he bat□l□field. □hough Mar□u□ had long since pas□ed into the re□l□ of□my□h and le□end, hi□ lega□y l□ve□ on, a□shini□g beacon□of□h□pe□a□d ins□iratio□ for gene□□ti□ns □o□come.□/p>