Marius
Ma'ri-us, (Caius,) a Roman general, distinguished
for his splendid talents, indomitable energy, and
unprincipled
ambition, was born near Arpinum (now Arpino)
in 157 B.C. His parents were poor and plebeian. He
served under Scipio Africanus at the siege of Numantia,
and was chosen tribune of the people in 119. He obtained
the praetorship in 115, tho...
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Gaius Marius[1] (157 BC–January 13, 86 BC) was a Roman
general and statesman. He was elected consul an
unprecedented seven times during his career. He was also
noted for his dramatic reforms of Roman armies, authorizing
recruitment of landless citizens, eliminated the manipular
military formations, and reorganizing the structure of the
legion...
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Gaius, a distinguished Roman general and statesman, who was
born near Arpinum in B.C. 157 of an obscure family in humble
circumstances. His father's name was C. Marius, and his
mother's Fulcinia; and his parents, as well as Marius
himself, were clients of the noble plebeian house of the
Herennii. So indigent, indeed, is the family represented ...
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