Gaius Marius (Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ˈmariʊs]; c. 157 BC – 13 January 86 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. Victor of the Cimbric and Jugurthine wars, he...
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recorded as Marius’s cousin, Marcus Marius Gratidianus.[citation needed][undue weight? – discuss] Badian, Ernst (2012). "Marius (RE 15) (2), Gaius". Oxford...
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Catalan name Màrius are all derived from Marius. Notable people with the name include: Gaius Marius (157–86 BC), Roman general Gaius Marius the Younger...
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Gaius Julius Caesar (/ˈsiːzər/; Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ˈjuːliʊs ˈkae̯sar]; c. 140 BC – 85 BC) was a Roman senator, a supporter of his brother-in-law, Gaius Marius...
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sister of Gaius Julius Caesar (the father of Julius Caesar) and Sextus Julius Caesar, consul in 91 BC. At about 110 BC she married Gaius Marius. They had...
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Metellus to continue the war. Gaius Marius, a lieutenant of Metellus, returned to Rome to stand for the consulship in 107 BC. Marius was elected consul and,...
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Jugurthine War (section Marius)
Marius was exempted from the requirements. These events would inspire Marius to try to reform the Roman army.[dubious – discuss] When Gaius Marius arrived...
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Quintus Sertorius (section Service under Gaius Marius)
Sertorius first became prominent during the Cimbrian War fighting under Gaius Marius, and then served Rome in the Social War. After Lucius Cornelius Sulla...
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his opponents, the Cinna-Marius faction (usually called the Marians or the Cinnans after their former leaders Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Cinna)...
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Gaius Marius Victorinus (also known as Victorinus Afer; fl. c. 355) was a Roman grammarian, rhetorician and Neoplatonic philosopher. Victorinus was African...
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Jugurtha was captured in 105 BC and paraded through Rome as part of Gaius Marius' Roman triumph. He was thrown into the Tullianum prison, where he was...
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Cimbrian War (section Marius takes command)
its military. The war contributed greatly to the political career of Gaius Marius, whose consulships and political conflicts challenged many of the Roman...
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Julius Caesar (redirect from Gaius Julius Caesar)
sister's marriage (the dictator's aunt) with the extremely influential Gaius Marius, he also served on the Saturninian land commission in 103 BC and was...
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colleague was Gaius Marius. During their consulship the Cimbri and Teutones marched south again and threatened the Republic. While Marius marched against...
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of Gaius Marius. He served Marius as a legate (104-102 BC) during Marius's campaign against the Cimbri and Teutones in Gaul. In 103 BC, while Marius was...
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Maria gens (redirect from Marius Cordus)
the allies. Gaius Marius, grandfather of the general Marius. Gaius Marius C. f., father of the general Marius, married Fulcinia. Gaius Marius C. f. C. n...
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murdered on sight. Gaius Marius the Younger is besieged at the fortress city of Praeneste in Latium. After a fierce resistance, Marius commits suicide....
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general Gaius Marius in exchange for Marius' support for Italian enrolment. But after he passed the legislation transferring Sulla's command to Marius, Sulla...
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legislative reforms, alongside his associate Gaius Servilius Glaucia and with the consent of Gaius Marius, during the last years of the second century...
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the plebs and outlawing about ten of his political enemies, including Gaius Marius. The next year, after his consulship, Sulla left Italy for Greece in...
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and bloodthirsty partisans of the consul Cornelius Cinna and his ally, Gaius Marius, in the civil war of 87 BC. During the conflict, Fimbria served them...
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and Octavius, Antonius supported the latter. This cost him his life; Gaius Marius and Cinna executed him when they obtained possession of Rome in 87. Throughout...
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Marian reforms (redirect from Marius Reforms)
the Roman army during the late Roman republic usually attributed to Gaius Marius (a general who was consul in 107, 104–100, and 86 BC). The most important...
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Lex Villia Annalis (section Gaius Marius)
later challenges to the law became increasingly prevalent following Gaius Marius, from its passing until the latter second and first century BC it served...
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elected praetor for 100 BC. In this year, he was allied with the consul Gaius Marius and Saturninus. Saturninus started a legislative programme which sought...
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their marriages: Julia, the daughter of Gaius Julius Caesar II was married to seven-times consul Gaius Marius, while Julia, the daughter of Lucius Julius...
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Cato the Elder, Roman politician, writer and historian Gaius Gracchus, Roman politician Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician Jonathan Maccabaeus, leader...
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allowed the Populist faction a foothold to have Gaius Marius reelected in 104, 103, and 102 BC. Marius showcased his army's capability once again, first...
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of the Roman Republic. His actions kindled the deadly rivalry between Gaius Marius and Sulla, and provided the pretext for Sulla's unexpected march on Rome...
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix against the Populares forces commanded by Gaius Marius the Younger. The battle resulted in a decisive Optimate victory. After...
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