《后汉书·列传·朱景王杜马刘傅坚马列》
王莽末年，竟陵、西阳三老起兵于郡界，马武也参加了，后来进入绿林中，于是与汉军会合。
王莽末，竟陵、西阳三老起兵于郡界，武往从之，后入绿林中，遂与汉军合。
In the final years of Wang Mang's regime, the Three Elders of Jingling and Xiyang launched an uprising on the county boundary, which Ma Wu also joined. Later, he entered Green Forest and thus joined up with the Han army.