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Marcus Marius (friend Of Cicero)
Marcus Marius may refer to: * Marcus Marius (praetor 102 BC), brother of the seven-time consul Gaius Marius * Marcus Marius (quaestor 76 BC), quaestor of the Roman Republic in 76 BC * Marcus Aurelius Marius (died 269), emperor of the Gallic Empire in 269 {{Hndis, Marius, Marcus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Marius (praetor 102 BC)
Marcus Marius was the younger brother of the Gaius Marius who was consul seven times. Marcus was a few years younger than Gaius Marius, hailing from the same relatively wealthy equestrian family. During his brother's series of successive consulships between 104 and 100 BC, Marcus was elected as praetor, probably for 102 BC. He served his praetorship and a following year as proconsul in Spain, probably Hispania Ulterior like his brother a decade before him. During his time there, he campaigned against Lusitanian tribes with the support of the Celtiberians and founded a city. It is also possible that his term in Spain was not prorogued if he was instead elected for 101 BC, though this is less likely. His elder brother may have manipulated the sortition of the highly sought-after province in anticipation of a possible consular campaign. Marcus, however, never attained the consulship, as he likely died in the 90s BC. Marcus adopted a member of the Gratidii later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Marius (quaestor 76 BC)
Marcus Marius was a quaestor of the Roman Republic in 76 BC and proquaestor under Quintus Sertorius's government in exile in Spain. Marius was sent by Sertorius to Mithradates of Pontus as an advisor and military commander in the Third Mithridatic War. He is named as or more likely confused with a Varius in Appian. Family and political connections No connection has been established between this Marius and Gaius Marius or the other contemporary Marii of Arpinum. M. Marius is supposed to have arrived in Spain in the company of Perperna, but no further association is recorded with the man who was the prime instigator of Sertorius's assassination a few years later. Given that Marcus Marius was among the senators who fled Sulla, his politics are not likely to have been antithetical to those of the better-known Marian ''populares''. A passage in Orosius implies, but does not directly state, that he was on the list of the proscribed. He was certainly a ''fugas'' (φυγάς), a fugitive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
