Marius

The soldier, reformer and rival whose army changed the Republic.

Topic Hub

The Marius hub gathers the military reforms, popular politics and personal rivalry that shaped Sulla’s rise and the Republic’s descent into armed politics.

Overview

The Marius hub gathers the military reforms, popular politics and personal rivalry that shaped Sulla’s rise and the Republic’s descent into armed politics.

Atlas Entries

Gaius Marius

The new man whose military success changed Roman politics.

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Marian Reforms

Recruitment and service transformed by necessity.

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Roman Professional Army

The army that increasingly looked to commanders for reward.

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Sulpician Laws

The attempt to transfer command from Sulla to Marius.

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The Army Transformed

The military world Marius helped create.

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Command and Rivalry

The final collision between Marius and Sulla over the eastern command.

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Rome Divided

Marius’s return, seventh consulship, and the terror that followed.

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Source Library

Plutarch

Lives of Marius and Sulla.

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Appian

Civil conflict and Mithridatic war.

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Journal

Marius and the Army

A note on the army Sulla inherited.

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