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Gaius Marius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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From humble beginnings Marius rose to become consul of Rome, not just once but an unprecedented seven times. ... Roman Leaders at the End of the Republic - Marius...
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Caius Marius by Plutarch, part of the Internet Classics Archive ... Marius thus employed, and thus winning the affections of the soldiers, before long filled both Africa and Rome with his fame, and some, too, wrote home from the army that the war with Africa would never be brought to a conclusion unless they chose Caius...
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Gaius Marius ... Marius was of humble beginnings, having been born near the town of Arpinum in Latium. First serving in Spain, Marius was essentially a military man. ... This was unlawful and showed how little the grizzled military man, which Marius was, thought of following proper procedures. For only the senate had authority...
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The year of birth of Marius is not known, but he certainly was of humble origin: according to Eutropius (Eutr. 9.9) Marius was a workman from the lowest class, while Aurelius Victor (Caes. 33.9) indicates that he had been a blacksmith before becoming an active soldier.
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for Kids ; Home ... Elsewhere on the Web: Gaius Marius: Reforms and the Man; See how the famous general tried to change society and the government. ... Marius and Sulla; Read more about the struggle that made Sulla a dictator.
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This weekend I was pleased to have been invited with a few other people to go spend a night at the Manastash Ridge Observatory in eastern Washington. It’s about a 120 mile drive away from my house, ... After arriving, we were treated to a great view of the surrounding hills, ... More pictures available on my Flickr stream here...
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There are several reforms in military practice and procedure which have been attributed to Marius. Many of these reforms were not immediate changes that can be pinned to a single date, but rather processes set into motion by Marius' predecessors which came to fruition when Marius implemented the changes within his army.
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Resource about Gaius Marius ... Rise of Marius ... Gaius Marius was the son of a small plebeian farmer near Arpinum. Contrary to popular belief, the Marius clan was influential locally, and maintained some limited client relationships with those in Rome.
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