<GetPassage xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns="http://chs.harvard.edu/xmlns/cts">
            <request>
                <requestName>GetPassage</requestName>
                <requestUrn>urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1:M.marcella_3</requestUrn>
            </request>
            <reply>
                <urn>urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1:M.marcella_3</urn>
                <passage>
                    <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><text xml:base="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><body xml:lang="eng" n="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><div type="textpart" subtype="alphabetic_letter" n="M"><div type="textpart" subtype="entry" xml:id="marcella-bio-3" n="marcella_3"><head><persName xml:lang="la"><surname full="yes">Marcella</surname></persName></head><p>was a wife or mistress of the poet Martial, to whom he has addressed two epigrams (12.21,
      31). She was a native of Spain, and brought him as her dowry an estate. As Martial was married
      previously to Cleopatra (<hi rend="ital">Ep.</hi> 4.22, 11.43, 104), he espoused Marcella
      probably after his return to Spain about <date when-custom="96">A. D. 96</date>. </p><byline>[<ref target="author.W.B.D">W.B.D</ref>]</byline></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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            </GetPassage>