Caius Marius
157-86 B.C.
Marius hailed from a town north of
Rome, and was of plebeian stock. Because of his "low" birth, he
was a constant foe of the patrician class throughout his career. Marius
rose to prominence in Rome through the military as a phenomenally successful
general who reorganized the makeup of the Roman army. He conducted successful
campaigns against invading Germans and against King Jugurtha of Numidia. Ultimately, he clashed with his rival and
former lieutenant Sulla, and the result was four years of civil war followed
by another four years of bloody purges by Sulla after Marius' death.
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