Marcus Constantine
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| Race | Human, Immortal |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Age | 2437 (at time of death) |
| Born in | 441 BC, Ostia, Republic of Rome |
| Affiliations | Methos, Ceirdwyn, Avram Mordecai, Duncan MacLeod |
| Past affiliations | Darius, Victor Benedetti, Angela Constantine, Nefertiri |
| Mentors | Flavius Sulla |
| Pupils | Titus Marconus, Ceirdwyn, Avram Mordecai |
| Weapons | Roman shortsword |
| Status | Deceased |
| Killed by | Avram Mordecai |
| Portrayed by | James Faulkner |
| First appearance | Pharoah's Daughter |
| Seasons | 2 |
Marcus Constantine is a fictional character from Highlander: The Series, portrayed by actor James Faulkner. He is an Immortal.
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[edit] History
Marcus Constantine was born in 441 BC in Rome. He grew up in one of the biggest empires in the world's history and became a fighter for the Roman army. He became a general in the Roman army, and fought many battles, being killed by Gauls in 390 BC, during the sack of Rome. He then became Immortal and met Flavius Sulla, who taught him all about being Immortal. The learnings he acquired with Sulla were transmitted to his first pupil, Titus Marconus. Marconus, however, wouldn't last long. Even as an Immortal, Constantine remained as Roman general for generations.
He led his armies into Egypt, falling in love with Nefertiri, Cleopatra's hand maiden, who was also an Immortal. When the Egyptians were conquered by the Romans and Cleopatra committed suicide, Nefertiri felt betrayed by Constantine, never forgiving him for destroying everything she cared about. Constantine pleaded with her to come with him so they could live together, but instead, she decided to be closed inside a sarcophagus forever in Cleopatra's honor. In the year 60 AD, as a general in England’s campaign, he found a young Celt named Ceirdwyn whom he taught the rules of the Immortals. He left the military for her and settled with her in Rome. They were very fond of each other, but Ceirdwyn decided to leave him in the year 73. After their separation he returned to his military career and in that same year, he commanded the Roman troops to the besieged city of Masada, controlled by the Zealots. Realizing they couldn't win, the Zealots decided to commit suicide rather than submit to the Romans. When the Romans conquered the city, the only person they found alive was Avram Mordecai, who had awakened as an Immortal and whom Constantine took as his student. When the Goths came and conquered Rome, Marcus met Immortal Darius, the Goth general who would later become a priest. Marcus, like Darius, turned his back on war and became a man of peace, befriending Darius. In 1994, Marcus was living in Paris, married to a mortal woman named Angela. He was a museum curator, trying to preserve history so people could learn from it and not make the mistakes Rome and other empires did. Marcus was about to receive Nefertiri's sarcophagus, who been in it for over 2000 years. Marcus never told anyone about the contents of the sarcophagus, but his assistant, Victor Benedetti, who unknown to Marcus, was a Watcher, suspected otherwise. The sarcophagus was being brought by a truck. While passing by the truck, Duncan MacLeod sensed the presence of another Immortal. He followed the truck to a warehouse. As soon as the men left, he opened the sarcophagus and saw a mummy. He unwrapped it and Nefertiri came out. Marcus was angry that the sarcophagus was stolen. He met Duncan at the museum, who was showing Nefertiri historical monuments. She wanted to leave but Marcus told MacLeod that he intended no harm. Yet, Nefertiri didn't believe him. Later, Marcus and Duncan met and they got to know one another. Hoping to convince Nefertiri that he was a better person, Marcus invited MacLeod and Nefertiri over to his home for dinner. They had dinner and as soon as Angela was alone, Nefertiri killed her and ran away. She couldn't let go of her 2000 year grudge with Constantine. In the cemetery, at Angela's grave, Duncan met Marcus and gave his condolences. He told he didn't expect Nefertiri's reaction as to which Marcus replied that he wouldn't go after Nefertiri because it wouldn't bring Angela back. As soon as Duncan and Marcus stepped off holy ground, Nefertiri appeared and tried to challenge Marcus. When Marcus refused she tried to take Marcus's head but Duncan stopped her. Duncan and Nefertiri fought and Duncan took her head. Although saddened for Nefertiri, Constantine was relieved that their history was over, and he tried to comfort Duncan, who had feelings for Nefertiri.
[edit] Spin-Offs
The character of Marcus Constantine made an appearance in the book Highlander: Zealot.
[edit] Highlander: Zealot
In 1996, he organized an exposure in homage to the people assimilated by the Romans. Soon after, he, along with Duncan, met Mordecai again. Mordecai became paranoid after Duncan formed a bond with a Palestinian negotiator during the peace discussions for the Middle East. After finding out that Mordecai was against the peace between the Jews and the Palestinians and, that he had been responsible for enumerous deaths on both sides, Constantine and MacLeod tried to stop him. This resulted in Constantine's death at the hands of Mordecai and Mordecai's death at the hands of MacLeod.
[edit] Appearances
Episodes - Pharoah's Daughter
Books - Zealot
[edit] External links
- Highlander: The Series at the Internet Movie Database
- The Nitpicker's Guide to Highlander
- Highlander Page for Beginners
- The shows & movies summed up
