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Gaius Marius: Savior.. Or Destroyer?
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Gaius Marius was the Janus-faced savior of Rome. On one hand his
sweeping military reforms intensified Rome's might at a crucial time,
during the Jugurthine war, saving Rome from the steady advance of their
Italian enemies. On the other, his no-frills military-minded personality
drove him to pu ....
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....arius returned to Rome to stand for
Tribune of the People. Backed by the powerful family of Caecilius Metellus,
a hereditary patron, Marius won easily .
Shortly after winning the tribuneship in 119, Marius passed the lex
tabellaria which narrowed the wooden bridges through which voters pass to
cast their ballots. This was to discourage observers, usually aristocrats,
who abused their position to influence an individual's vote. This law was
the first demonstration of Marius' lifelong tendency.... |
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