Marius Contributor(s): Santangelo, Federico (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474214711 ISBN-13: 9781474214711 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $38.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2015019277 |
Series: Ancients in Action |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.40 lbs) 136 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
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Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Santangelo, Federico: - Federico Santangelo is Senior Lecturer in Ancient History, Newcastle University, UK. He has taught and published on various aspects of Roman history, mostly Republican, and is the author of Sulla, the Elites and Empire. A Study of Roman Policies in Italy and the Greek East (2007) and Divination, Prediction and the End of the Roman Republic (2013). |