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Gaius Marius

Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC) · Italy · Politicians · Lived 157 BC to 86 BC · aged 71

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He held the consulship seven times - a Roman record that stood through the Republic - then died seventeen days into the last one, after seizing Rome by force and purging his enemies in the streets.

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Marius and the ambassadors of the Cimbri, depicted by W. Rainey in the 1900 book Plutarch's lives for boys and girls[92]Marius and the ambassadors of the Cimbri, depicted by W. Rainey in the 1900 book Plutarch's lives for boys and girls[92]Denarius of the quaestor Gaius Fundanius, 101 BC. The obverse depicts the head of Roma, while the reverse depicts Gaius Marius as triumphator in a chariot; the young man on horseback is probably his son. Marius was awarded this triumph for his victory over the Teutones.[112]Denarius of the quaestor Gaius Fundanius, 101 BC. The obverse depicts the head of Roma, while the reverse depicts Gaius Marius as triumphator in a chariot; the young man on horseback is probably his son. Marius was awarded this triumph for his victory over the Teutones.[112]The migration of the Cimbri and the Teutons. L: Roman victories.W: Cimbric and Teutonic victories.The migration of the Cimbri and the Teutons. L: Roman victories.W: Cimbric and Teutonic victories.1st century BC marble bust, the so-called "Marius"1st century BC marble bust, the so-called "Marius"Possible portrait bust of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Marius's former legate and the general he would fight with for control of the Mithridatic WarPossible portrait bust of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Marius's former legate and the general he would fight with for control of the Mithridatic WarExiled Gaius Marius sitting among the ruins of Carthage, by Joseph KremerExiled Gaius Marius sitting among the ruins of Carthage, by Joseph KremerBust formerly identified as Marius, likely depicting instead Scipio Asiaticus.[214]Bust formerly identified as Marius, likely depicting instead Scipio Asiaticus.[214]

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Marius came from smallholders in Arpinum, cut his teeth at the Siege of Numantia in 134 BC, and climbed through tribune and praetor on narrow margins. His first consulship in 107 BC sent him to end the Jugurthine War in Numidia; when the Cimbri and Teutones invaded, Rome elected him consul five years running, from 104 to 100 BC, and he crushed both tribes at Aquae Sextiae and Vercellae. Political failures during his sixth consulship drove him out of public life until the Social War pulled him back with mixed results. A feud with Sulla exiled him to Africa in 88 BC, but he returned during the War of Octavius, took Rome, executed his rivals, and won a seventh consulship. He died on 13 January 86 BC, weeks after taking office.

Country
Italy
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 157 BC to 86 BC · aged 71

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