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Mar·i·us

(mâr′ē-əs, măr′-), Gaius 157?-86 bc.

Roman general and politician. Elected consul seven times, he reformed the military and lost a disastrous civil war (88) to his political rival Sulla.

Marius

(ˈmɛərɪəs; ˈmærɪəs)

(Biography) Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs). ?155–86 bc, Roman general and consul. He defeated Jugurtha, the Cimbri, and the Teutons (107–101), but his rivalry with Sulla caused civil war (88). He was exiled but returned (87) and took Rome

Mar•i•us

(ˈmɛər i əs, ˈmær-)

n.

Gaius, c155–86 B.C., Roman general.

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Gaius Marius Martialis, left, and Lorenzo Perrine, of Shrewsbury * Adam Wink, of Felixstowe, in a uniform of around 250 AD, left, and James Hirons, of Coventry, in the Augustin uniform, dated around 10 BC * The Romans Return event was held in the grounds of Cardiff Castle over the weekend

Romans return to capture castle; Military research society puts on re-enactment

The Emperor Gaius Marius (157-86 BC) initiated sweeping organizational reforms and greatly reduced the size of the logistics train by requiring each legionnaire to carry his armor, weapons, 15 days of rations (grain) and other gear.

Small Secrets of Great Mountains

Such a connection is unexpected, since Gaius Marius, the ancient late Roman Republican general, is a brutish and unphilosophical statesman, while Odysseus is portrayed by Plutarch as a man of virtue who is always concerned with public welfare.

Still, Plutarch's Life of Marius is our earliest surviving account of the entire career of Gaius Marius, a Roman most famous for being the uncle of Julius Caesar and arch-enemy of Sulla.

Pouring the wrong wax in the literary mold: Plutarch's Mdrius and Homer's Odyssey

The Cimbri were defeated by Gaius Marius at Vercellae and the Celtiberians were decimated by the Romans in Iberia in the next decade or so.

Gaius and Marcus Marius in Iberia and Gaul: Family affairs and provincial clients

The novel tells the ending of Sulla's story, so fully captured in The Grass Crown, and illustrates the long-range effects of the influence of Gaius Marius, introduced in The First Man in Rome.