Gaius Marius

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Gaius Marius was a powerful Roman general and statesman whose military reforms and unprecedented seven consulships profoundly reshaped the late Roman Republic.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman general
Roman statesman
consul of the Roman Republic
military reformer
alliedWith Lucius Cornelius Cinna
birthPlace Arpinum
Roman Republic
birthYear 157 BC
capturedWithHelp Jugurtha
causeOfDeath natural causes
citizenship Roman Republic
coConsulWith Lucius Cornelius Cinna
commandedIn Cimbrian War
Jugurthine War
war against the Cimbri
war against the Teutones
deathPlace Rome
deathYear 86 BC
firstConsulshipYear 107 BC
heldOffice consul
influenced Julius Caesar
involvedIn first Roman civil war
knownFor Marian military reforms
creation of the cohort-based legion structure
introduction of the Marius’ Mules marching system
opening army recruitment to the capite censi
professionalization of the Roman army
reorganization of Roman legions
standardization of legionary equipment
lastConsulshipYear 86 BC
legacy destabilization of the late Roman Republic
strengthening of personal armies loyal to generals
nomen Marius
numberOfConsulships 7
officeHeld legate
praetor
tribune of the plebs
patronage popularis faction
politicalAlignment populares
praenomen Gaius
relativeByMarriage Gaius Julius Caesar
returnedFromExile 87 BC
rival Lucius Cornelius Sulla
optimates faction
seizedCommandFrom Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
servedUnder Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
socialClass novus homo
spouse Julia (aunt of Julius Caesar)
victory Battle of Aquae Sextiae
Battle of Vercellae


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