Marsus is a Roman family name, and the Latinisation of the surnames ''Marso'' and ''Marsi''. ''Marsus'' may refer to:

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* Domitius Marsus, Latin poet of ancient Rome; friend of Virgil and Tibullus *

Gaius Vibius Marsus Gaius Vibius Marsus, whom Tacitus calls "''vetustis honoribus studiisque illustris''", was a Roman senator active during the Principate. He was consul in 17 AD. Biography Marsus was Suffect consul for the second half of the year 17 with Lucius Vo ...

, proconsul of the Roman Empire during the first century *

Marsus (king) Johann Georg Turmair (or Thurmayr) (4 July 1477 – 9 January 1534), known by the pen name Johannes Aventinus (Latin for "John of Abensberg") or Aventin, was a Bavarian Renaissance humanist historian and philologist. He authored the 152 ...

, Latin name of mythical Germanic king Mers, aka Marso *

Paulus Marsus Paolo Marsi or Paolo Marso, in Latin Paulus Marsus or Paulus Marsus Piscinas (1440–1484) was an Italian humanist and poet known primarily for his commentary on the '' Fasti'' of Ovid. Marsi was born at Pescina, and was the brother of the Pietr ...

(1440–1484), Renaissance humanist and poet known primarily for his commentary on the ''Fasti'' of Ovid *

Petrus Marsus Pietro Marso, in Latin Petrus Marsus (30 October 1441 – 30 December 1511), was an Italian priest and humanist. Learned in Greek and a teacher of rhetoric, he mainly wrote commentaries on the classics. Life Marso was born on or around 30 Octobe ...

(1442–1512), aka Peter Marso, Renaissance scholar who wrote a commentary on Silius Italicus' epic poem ''Punica'' * Johannes Harmonius Marsus (–), Renaissance humanist and poet known for his plays

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Marsus municipium San Benedetto dei Marsi ( la, Marruvium, ; grc, Μαρούϊον, translit=Maroúïon) is a ''comune ''and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is on the eastern shore of the dried Lake Fucino, from the re ...

, the Latin alias of San Benedetto dei Marsi, a ''comune'' and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy * ''

Spectamen marsus ''Spectamen marsus'', common name the streaked top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.Marshall, B. (2013). Spectamen marsus Cotton & Godfrey, 1938. Accessed through: World Register of Marine S ...

'', a Pacific sea snail species with a streaked top shell

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