Marius /

Marius /

Gaius Marius (158/157-86 BC) has a major transformational impact on the history of the late Roman Republic. Although none of his ancestors had been a member of the Senate, he managed to reach the consulship on seven occasions, and was responsible for a series of major military victories, notably aga...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Santangelo, Federico
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2015]
Series:Ancients in action
Subjects:
Marius, Gaius, > approximately 157 B.C.-86 B.C.
265-30 B.C
Statesmen > Rome > Biography.
Rome > History > Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Rome > History, Military > 265-30 B.C.
Biographies
History
Military history
Biographies.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • FC
  • Half title
  • Ancients In Action
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chronology
  • 1 An Introduction to Marius
  • Why Marius matters
  • Marius' background
  • The context
  • 2 Marius' Rise
  • Marius' early career
  • The Jugurthine War
  • The Germanic War
  • 3 Marius' Fall
  • The wrong crowd
  • Elder statesman
  • 4 Twists of Fate
  • The Social War
  • Disruption and tradition: the first march on Rome
  • Marius' flight
  • The final comeback
  • 5 Marius' Legacy
  • The Mariani
  • Caesar and Cicero
  • Marius under the Principate
  • Further Reading
  • References to the Ancient Sources
  • Index.

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