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Marius
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.This volume provides an account of the life and career of Gaius Marius, sets his achievements and failures within the wider context of the decline of the Roman Republic, and discusses his political legacy in the following decades. It also provides an assessment of the main modern interpretations of the man and his policies.
138 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 17, 2015
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January 14, 2022
Growth of Roman Mediterranean Influence During the Fall of the Republic
Reviewed is the work of the renowned scholar of the Roman Republic, Federico Santangelo: Marius — Ancients in Action Series (2015, First Edition, Bloomsbury Academic imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, ePub: 978-1-47421-472-8).
Professor Santangelo is well published, including original archaeological work published in peer-reviewed journals; editing of a work by the eminent Ronald Syme; and other works on the Roman Republic, including a work on Sulla.
Roman influence predominates the Mediterranean even while the civil wars narrated by Appian tip the great city into crises of societal divide and political violence, starting with murder of leading officials or faction leaders, accelerating to slaughter of factions.
Professor Santangelo presents a lively narrative of a central influence during the early civil wars of the Roman Republic, correcting Plutarch and Appian through archaeological records, and locating the events in societal relationships in Rome and Latium.
Professor Santangelo writes one of the clearest narratives of this epoch that was so important for the legal evolution of the Roman Constitution.
I highly recommend the work of Professor Santangelo along with the great Ronald Syme, H. H. Scullard (very eminent scholarship with clear and comprehensive narratives!), Karl Christ (Universität Marburg, author of „Krise und Untergang der römischen Republik (2019, WBG Academic, ISBN 978-3534271108, Kindle Edition), and Christ‘s former student, namely, Klaus Bringmann (Professor at Johann Wolfang Goethe Universität-Frankfurt am Main): Augustus (2018, WBG-Theiß 3. Aufl., ISBN: 978-3806238235, Kindle Edition).
Reviewed is the work of the renowned scholar of the Roman Republic, Federico Santangelo: Marius — Ancients in Action Series (2015, First Edition, Bloomsbury Academic imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, ePub: 978-1-47421-472-8).
Professor Santangelo is well published, including original archaeological work published in peer-reviewed journals; editing of a work by the eminent Ronald Syme; and other works on the Roman Republic, including a work on Sulla.
Roman influence predominates the Mediterranean even while the civil wars narrated by Appian tip the great city into crises of societal divide and political violence, starting with murder of leading officials or faction leaders, accelerating to slaughter of factions.
Professor Santangelo presents a lively narrative of a central influence during the early civil wars of the Roman Republic, correcting Plutarch and Appian through archaeological records, and locating the events in societal relationships in Rome and Latium.
Professor Santangelo writes one of the clearest narratives of this epoch that was so important for the legal evolution of the Roman Constitution.
I highly recommend the work of Professor Santangelo along with the great Ronald Syme, H. H. Scullard (very eminent scholarship with clear and comprehensive narratives!), Karl Christ (Universität Marburg, author of „Krise und Untergang der römischen Republik (2019, WBG Academic, ISBN 978-3534271108, Kindle Edition), and Christ‘s former student, namely, Klaus Bringmann (Professor at Johann Wolfang Goethe Universität-Frankfurt am Main): Augustus (2018, WBG-Theiß 3. Aufl., ISBN: 978-3806238235, Kindle Edition).
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