Gaius Marius

The administration of Roman ruled provinces was unusual. They let the provinces continue using their own local forms of law, with the exception of Lex Provinciae. However each province was sent an elected official that had run to become governor. These Roman governors had some amount of power once they set foot onto their new province. Some Roman governors tried really hard to be upstanding but faced many problems such as language and culture barriers. A specific one would be the eastern customs

believed that the Senate should remain filled by wealthy and powerful families. Sulla was known for opposing Marius’ popular faction, the Jugurthine War, and the Social War. He was voted into the consul in 88 BCE and gained command of the military. He dealt with the Mithridates which created some unrest over in Asia Minor. He was forced to go over to Asia Minor for some time. In Sulla’s absence, Marius, gained even more power and joined armies with Cornelius Cinna, so when Sulla attempted to return the

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

Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman statesman, general and notable author of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. In 60 BC, Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey formed a political alliance that was to dominate Roman politics for several years. Their attempts to amass power through populist tactics were opposed by the conservative ruling class within the Roman Senate, among them Cato the Younger with the frequent support

In the late Roman Republic, the external expansion of early Rome was a surprise to many. The era of the great expansion of Roman power and civilization is the era of the Roman Republic, in which its Senate ruled Rome and its assembly, which were establishments, formed at the beginning of the monarchy. The Republic had a history of many conflicts, aiding the Republic in becoming so powerful, thus making Rome become unstoppable. But as we all know from the conflicts that aroused in the past with

state was non-existent, as legions became loyal to their military leader. Likewise, only an able leader would be able to usurp other leaders or conquer in the time of a power vacuum. No clearer evidence exists than in the civil war between Sulla and Marius, where troops shed blood on Roman streets for the cause of a person, not a state. Sulla’s victory proved a setback to the populares, as he was backed by the aristocratic Senate and abused power to create a new constitution. Ironically, his violence

However in only a decade things begin to change, we see events that send Rome as a Republic past a point that Rome could not recover. Gaius Marius’s military reforms, specifically that of allowing for the captive cencsi, men who owned no property, and the creation of professional soldiers is the true catalyst for the downfall of the Republic. By enacting these reforms Marius opened up military duty to Rome’s largest group of citizens, however it created unforeseen issues, such as what to do with these

was determined by their birth members of certain families. The romans created several assemblies through which men elected high officials and passed ordinances. Four people each had a part in fall of the roman republic Marius, Sulla, Julius Caesar, and Augustus. Gaius Marius was a reformer from ca. 157-86 B.C.E that recruited landless men into the army to put down a rebel king in Africa. He made promises of land for them to do service. Once he was victorious, the senates refused to honor

Of the ancient civilizations, Rome was able to transform from a small town into the center of power of the entire Mediterranean Basin. The history of Rome can be traced through the evolution of the Roman Army and by observing the evolution of the troops and the tactics that have been employed by the Roman military since the foundation of Rome to the end of the end of the republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire. As the territory of Rome expanded, the military structure, as well as the training

107 BC by then consul, Gaius Marius. These reforms expanded Rome’s army vastly and was influential in Rome’s future conquests, as well as protecting Rome from invaders. The reforms also gave military leaders more power than ever, and swayed soldiers to being loyal to their commanders instead of the Roman state. Marius, himself, is a very unlikely person to bring this kind of reform to the Roman army given his background. Although there is some conflicting sources as to Marius’ parents occupations with