Marius (Ancients in Action)

Gaius Marius (158/157-86 Bc) Had 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 Against King Jugurtha In North Africa And The Teutons And The Cimbrians In Southern Gaul And Northern Italy. Much Of His Internal Political Agenda, However, Was Highly Controversial. His Reform Of The Army Recruitment System Was Regarde3d By Some (perhaps With Undue Emphasis) As A Crucial Factor In The Downfall Of The Roman Republic. The Final Years Of His Life Witnessed His Exile, His Return To Rome At The Head Of An Armed Force, And His Comeback To Power, Shortly Followed By His Sudden Death. This Volume Provides An Account Of The Life And Career Of Gaius Marius, Sets His Achievements And Failures Within The Wider Context Of The Decline Of The Roman Republic, And Discusses His Political Legacy In The Following Decades. It Also Provides An Assessment Of The Main Modern Interpretations Of The Man And His Policies. -- From Back Cover. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Introduction To Marius -- Why Marius Matters -- Marius' Background -- Context -- 2. Marius' Rise -- Marius' Early Career -- Jugurthine War -- Germanic War -- 3. Marius' Fall -- Wrong Crowd -- Elder Statesman -- 4. Twists Of Fate -- Social War -- Disruption And Tradition: The First March On Rome -- Marius' Flight -- Final Comeback -- 5. Marius' Legacy -- Mariani -- Caesar And Cicero -- Marius Under The Principate. Federico Santangelo. An Introduction To Marius -- Why Marius Matters -- Marius' Background -- The Context -- Marius' Rise -- Marius' Early Career -- The Jugurthine War -- The Germanic War -- Marius' Fall -- The Wrong Crowd -- Elder Statesman -- Twists Of Fate -- The Social War -- Disruption And Tradition : The First March On Rome --marius' Flight -- The Final Comeback -- Marius' Legacy -- The Mariani -- Caesar And Cicero -- Marius Under The Principate. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Short and accessible introductions to major figures of the ancient world, depicting the essentials of each subject's life and significance for later western civilization, Gaius Marius (158/157-86 BC) had 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 against King jugurtha in North Africa and the Teutons and the Cambrians in Southern Gaul and Northern Italy, Much of his internal political agenda, however, was highly controversial. His reform of the army recruitment system was regarded by some (perhaps with undue emphasis) as a crucial factor in the downfall of the Roman Republic. I he final years of his life witnessed his exile, his return to Rome at the head at an armed force, and his comeback to power, shortly followed by his sudden death. This volume provides an account of the life and career of Gaius Marius, sets his achievements and failures within the wider context of the decline of the Roman Republic, and discusses his political legacy in the following decades. It also provides an assessment of the main modern interpretations of the man and his policies. Book jacket 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 against King Jugurtha in North Africa and the Teutons and the Cimbrians in Southern Gaul and Northern Italy. Much of his internal political agenda, however, was highly controversial. His reform of the army recruitment system was regarded by some (perhaps with undue emphasis) as a crucial factor in the downfall of the Roman Republic. The final years of his life witnessed his exile, his return to Rome at the head of an armed force, and his comeback to power, shortly followed by his sudden death. This volume provides an account of the life and career of Gaius Marius, sets his achievements and failures within the wider context of the decline of the Roman Republic, and discusses his political legacy in the following decades. It also provides an assessment of the main modern interpretations of the man and his policies. Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction to Marius -- Why Marius matters -- Marius' background -- The context -- 2. Marius' Rise -- Marius' early career -- Jugurthine War -- Germanic War -- 3. Marius' Fall -- The wrong crowd -- Elder statesman -- 4. Twists of Fate -- Social War -- Disruption and tradition: the first march on Rome -- Marius' flight -- The final comeback -- 5. Marius' Legacy -- Mariani -- Caesar and Cicero -- Marius under the Principate.