Gaius Marius a Military Leader

Gaius Marius was a Roman politician and general who had a long and varied career near the end of the period of the Roman Republic. Born in 157, Marius died in the year 86 B.C. leaving a legacy of many offices in the Roman political system and been responsible for many significant reforms in the military system and organization of Rome's army. In his time, he was hailed as a hero for several of his accomplishments. ‘Marius would be Consul of Rome seven times and Marius was also hailed as the Third

One might reflect of the comparisons to be found between Gaius Marius and Cato the Elder. In this essay, we will be looking at the similarities and differences between two of Rome’s great men, who started from nothing and both becoming “Novus homo”. Both men came from similar back grounds, but their opinions differed considerably, but at the heart of each men, therein laid the same goal, to better Rome and build themselves up to the level of novus homo, in which both men accomplished this in their

Rome as we know it was not built in a day. It took years for the vastest empire of its time to become what we know it as today. Rome was an impressive military power and was organized in how they handled their affairs. The success of Rome comes down to a few major factors, such as, the strong leadership of Rome, the way they handled conquered lands as well as technological advancement. These factors can be seen as the foundation of the successes of the Roman Empire and were later taken on by successive

as well as Gaius Marius demeanor towards his triumph at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae (102 B.C). Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States, will later embody the spirit of Julius Caesar and Gaius Marius throughout his military campaign in the War of 1812 as well as his presidency (1829 -1837). President Jackson’s unprecedented imprint upon American politics and the presidency has exposed viewers to analyze few similarities portrayed from both Julius Caesar and Gaius Marius. Although the

patricians as well as the autonomy the military had that allowed for armies to become loyal to its commander rather than the Roman state. For centuries, these issues were kept under control and the Republic was able to grow throughout the Western world. However, starting with more radical figures such as Tiberius and Gaius Gracchi and continuing to Sulla, Pompey, and Caesar, these

duration of the second century Romans have been known for their brut forms of expansions through extraordinary military campaigns however, accompanied by on home soil with political sparked violence and triggered civil unrest due to reformations and thirst for power. Through direct analyzation of ancient sources written by Plutarch on the lives of the Gracchus brothers Tiberius and Gaius, the outbreak of The Social War as well as the Roman general and later dictator Sulla, we can discuss as to

himself. Before Jugurtha, Rome and Numidia were allies after his grandfather Massinissa allied Numidia to Rome after the Second Punic War. The Jugurthine War was a war between Numidia and Rome, led by Jugurtha and various commanders, ending with Gaius Marius. The Jugurthine War lasted for almost a decade after there were many changes in commanders and delays in the war due to bribery allegations. When the war was over, after Sulla and Bocchus had made a plan to capture Jugurtha and send him to Rome

for years and where forced to sell their lands upon returning home (McKay, 110). After losing their lands many of the veterans were unable to find employment and would follow any leader until Gaius Marius recruited some of them to fight in Africa in return for land, however, the senate or the state refused to support Marius’ promise (McKay, 111). These events were one of the first destabilizing factors

The Roman Republic was created as a result of Rome’s early and tyrannical kings. This new democratic system was supposed to balance the power between two consuls and the senate in order to prevent any one person from controlling the entire population. It also aimed to ease relations between the separate classes by allowing slaves to purchase their freedom and by allowing anyone to move up in the class system from plebian to senator. The early phase of the Roman Republic was marked by successful foreign

Cinna, a powerful politician from the ruling party. Caesars aunt was married to Gaius Marius, a popular general who had been consul seven times. Both Marius, Caesars’ uncle, and Cinna, Caesars father-in-law, were enemies of sulla, a general and powerful patrician. Caesars family taught Caesar not to side with patricians, but to gain the support of the plebians. Three years later civil war broke out in Rome. Gaius Marius and Cinna were on the longside. The position of dictator consolidated all political