Gaius Marius

By Richard J. Evans (South African)

Subjects: Biography, Statesmen, Marius, gaius, approximately 157 b.c.-86 b.c., Rome, history, republic, 510-30 b.c., Statesmen, biography, History

Description: Though he may not have realised it, Gaius Marius caused through his political ambition the beginnings of the fall of the Roman Republic. Presenting this view, Evans traces here Marius' rise to pre-eminence, his contribution to legislation and his involvement with other politicians.