Years pas□ed, and□Marcu□'s deed□ becam□ the st□ff□of legend.□His n□□e□was□□p□ken□with revere□c□,□his□□a□□s□to□d and retold to eager ears. Young□□arr□ors aspi□ed t□ □e like□Marcus, □o em□ody t□e same□c□urage□an□ honor t□at he□had □□s□layed on□t□e bat□lefield. Though Marcus had long si□ce pas□ed into□the realm of myth □□d leg□nd, his □egacy lived on, a□□h□ni□g bea□on o□ hop□ □nd i□sp□ration for generati□ns □o□co□e.