Marian faction
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The Marian faction was a Roman political and military group aligned with Gaius Marius and his supporters, opposing Sulla and representing the populares side in the late Roman Republic’s internal conflicts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman political faction
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military faction ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| baseOfSupport |
Italian allies and new citizens
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parts of the Roman equestrian order ⓘ urban plebs ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Roman Senate majority
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optimates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| goal |
blocking Sulla’s command against Mithridates VI of Pontus
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control of Roman government ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Gaius Carrinas
NERFINISHED
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Gaius Flavius Fimbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaius Marcius Censorinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaius Marius NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaius Marius the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaius Norbanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnaeus Papirius Carbo NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Cinna NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Junius Brutus Damasippus NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Marius Gratidianus NERFINISHED ⓘ Publius Sulpicius Rufus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Sertorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
consulship of Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Cinna in 86 BC
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multiple consulships of Marian leaders in the 80s BC ⓘ |
| ideology |
expansion of populares influence
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opposition to senatorial oligarchy ⓘ support for Italian allies ⓘ |
| ledBy | Gaius Marius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspiration for later populares leaders
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precedent for large-scale political proscriptions in Rome ⓘ |
| militaryBase | veteran soldiers loyal to Gaius Marius ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gaius Marius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Marius and Cinna’s capture of Rome in 87 BC
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proscriptions and killings of Sullan supporters in 87–86 BC ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
NERFINISHED
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Sullan faction ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat by Sulla in the 80s BC civil war ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Roman civil wars of the 80s BC
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Social War NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulla’s first march on Rome ⓘ Sulla’s second civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | populares ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
extraordinary commands and laws via popular assemblies
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street violence and intimidation ⓘ |
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