Gaius Marius

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Roman general Roman statesman consul of the Roman Republic military reformer

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Gaius Marius canonical	40
Gaius Marius the general	1

Statements (50)

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	Numidia ⓘ surface form: 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 (the Elder) ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman Republic → notableFigure → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Roman legion → reorganizedBy → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Social War → keyFigure → Gaius Marius ⓘ

optimates → opposedFigure → Gaius Marius ⓘ

subject surface form: Optimates

Roman civil wars → hasParticipant → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Late Roman Republic → hasKeyFigure → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Roman army → underwentReformBy → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Lucius Cornelius Sulla → opponent → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Bellum Sociale → notableCommander → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Italian War → notableCommander → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Marsic War → commander → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Sulla’s First Civil War → mainBelligerent → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Sulla’s First Civil War → hasCommander → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Arpinum → birthplaceOf → Gaius Marius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gaius Marius the general

Julia (aunt of Julius Caesar) → spouse → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Julia (aunt of Julius Caesar) → relative → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Julia (aunt of Julius Caesar) → notableRelative → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Julia (aunt of Julius Caesar) → marriageLinkedPoliticalAllianceWith → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Julia (aunt of Julius Caesar) → hasNoKnownChildrenWith → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Marius → usedBy → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Marius → notableBearer → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Populares → notableMember → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Jugurthine War → hasParticipant → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Jugurthine War → commandedBy → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Cimbrian War → notableCommander → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Battle of Aquae Sextiae → commander → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus → opponent → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus → wasReplacedBy → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Battle of Vercellae → commander → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Battle of Vercellae → RomanCommander → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Battle of Vercellae → notableFigure → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Lucius Cornelius Cinna → ally → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Optimates → notableOpponent → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Quintus Lutatius Catulus → opponent → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Quintus Lutatius Catulus → facedPoliticalPersecutionBy → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Bocchus I → negotiatedWith → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Jugurtha → opponent → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Jugurtha → surrenderedTo → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Sullan civil war → hasMainBelligerent → Gaius Marius ⓘ

Life of Marius → mainSubject → Gaius Marius ⓘ