Gaius Marius

Gaius Marius

Gaius Marius (Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ˈmariʊs]; c. 157 BC – 13 January 86 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. Victor of the Cimbric and Jugurthine wars, he held the office of consul an unprecedented seven times. Rising from a family of smallholders in a village called Ceraetae in the district of Arpinum, Marius acquired his initial military experience serving with Scipio Aemilianus at the Siege of Numantia in 134 BC. He won election as tribune of the plebs in 119 BC and passed a law limiting aristocratic interference in elections. Barely elected praetor in 115 BC, he next became the governor of Further Spain where he campaigned against bandits. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaius Marius is the 4th most popular diplomat (up from 5th in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from Italy (down from 160th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Diplomat.

Gaius Marius was most famous for being a Roman general and politician. He was elected consul an unprecedented seven times, and was also the first Roman to become a consul without having previously served as a praetor or curule aedile.