Gaius Marius was a man who rose from nothing into everything. He was called a "novus homo" which means New Man, because he was not Roman by birth, and did not have family in politics. Lady Fortune was on his side. He had money, married into a noble family, and obtained the highest political office in the Roman republic seven times. This accomplishment was almost impossible for anyone not born of Roman blood. He was a "vir militaris", a Military man, and a brilliant general that knew how to command armies. He treated his soldiers like people and was very concerned about their welfare and benefits. His concerns were for the common people of Rome and for nationals who could not gain citizenship. He knew the republic was failing and he wanted to change it for the better. .
Marius had many friends and many enemies. Both his friends and enemies were powerful. Gaius Julius Caesar saw the potential to be great in Marius. He knew Marius wanted to be consul, and knew that Marius deserved the position. Marius had been elected as Quaestor years before. Gaius Julius knew that he was too old to be consul, so he decided to offer Marius marriage to his daughter, Julia. This would bring Marius into a noble family and would be his starting point on obtaining consulship. Julia was a good wife to Marius while he was away on his military campaigns. Marius also cared a lot for his family, which he only had one child, but was very affectionate toward them. .
Another friend was Publius Rutilius Rufus. Publius Rutilius knew of Marius" genius in war strategy and kept him up to date with the dealings of Rome during Marius" consulship. Marius wanted to expand the size of the army by allowing any able bodied person to enlist. Before He also helped Marius gain control in the defense against the Germans. Rome only wanted people who could afford to buy their own equipment. This was not enough to defeat the thousands of Germans.
Tiberius tried in 133 B.C.E and Gaius tried in 123 B.C.E. Tiberius was clubbed to death and to escape his own slaughter Gaius had one of his soldiers slice his throat. ... Following the Gracchus brothers was a man named Gaius Marius who was an equestrian from Italy. ... After he became a triumph, Marius opened up enlistment to proletarians. ... Lucius Cornelius Sulla succeeded Marius. ...
The words Plutarch uses to describe both Marius and Sulla shows that he is not concerned with the success of either man. ... Marius used his popularity to gain votes from these proletarians and was elected Tribune for the plebeians in 119 BC. ... Even his marriage to Julia, the aunt of Gaius Julius Caesar, around 110 BC, was used to further his political career. ... In fact, it seems that Marius was indeed successful. ... Plutarch's views on Sulla are just as irrelevant to history as those he had on Marius. ...
Caesars father was also named Gaius Julius Caesar as was his father. ... Caesar learned a lot from his uncle, Gaius Marius (Grant, pg 34). Marius was involved in politics at a very young age, just as Caesar was. ... Marius was also a brilliant general who won a lot of battles for Rome and its people. ... To sum things up, Gaius Julius Caesar was a powerful leader in our history. ...
This heavy taxation was soon neutralized, by a law sufficiently entitled Gaius" Law. ... He acted drastically and had Gaius and approximately three thousand of his men arrested and executed. ( Sallust, p. 24) A man named Gaius Marius, a man born into the lower class. ... Soon after Marius left Rome and in a short time he was the new commander of the army to fight in Africa. ... Now knowing this Marius tried to dissuade Bocchus from forming the alliance with Numidia. ... Now Marius could storm Caspa capturing its people . ...
Gaius Gracchus further undermined the influence of the Senate and courted the favor of a new class known as the equestrians. After Gaius lost the election of 121 BCE, the Senate had him killed and some 3,000 of his followers put to death without trial. Marius became consul in 107 BCE. ... After Sulla departed to fight in Asia, Marius retook Rome by force, outlawed Sulla and massacred his senatorial opposition. Sulla returned after Marius" death and fought a civil war against his followers. ...
His first major break into the Roman political ladder was to serve as quaestor for the famous general, Gaius Marius, who was leading Rome's armies against King Jugurtha of Numidia. Sulla eventually became Marius' ranking lieutenant. ... He served under Marius in Africa and became consul in 88 B.C., when Mithradates VI of Pontus was overrunning Roman territory in the east. Sulla and Marius both wanted the command against Mithradates; Marius as a popular leader, Sulla as a senatorial favorite. ... After Marius' death in 86 B.C., his party, led by Cinna, sent a...
Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, the first historian, was born in 55 A.D. ... In 100 A.D, Tacitus prosecuted Marius Priscus with the help of Pliny the Younger, another noted literary figure of ancient Rome. ... Books one through six cover the entire reign of Emperor Tiberius, books seven through twelve cover the reigns of Emperor Gaius and Emperor Claudius, and books thirteen and on cover the early reign of Emperor Nero. ...
Julius Caesar Caesar, Gaius Julius (100-44Bc), Roman general and statesman, who laid the foundations of the roman imperial system. ... His uncle by marriage was Gaius Marius, leader of the Populares. ... Marius was seven times consul (chief magistrate), and the last year he held office, just before his death in 86 bc, he exacted a terrifying toll on the Optimates. ... When Lucuis Cornelius Sulla, Marius's enemy and leader of the Optimates, was made dictator in 82bc, he issued a list of enemies to be executed. ... Accordingly, in 44bc, an assassination plot was hatched by a group...
