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Marius
Roman general and consul whose military reforms and civil strife are discussed.
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Also known as Caius Marius
First appearance: i
Marius shows up with force in V. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as a figure whose rise was enabled by the commons' factious spirit, leading to the overthrow of Rome.
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In V: Mentioned as a figure whose rise was enabled by the commons' factious spirit, leading to the overthrow of Rome. Later, in Chapter XVII: That a corrupt people obtaining freedom can hardly preserve it: The Marian…
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- Historical and Political Examples
- Founders and Tyrants
- Threats to Republican Liberty
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- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the Claudian censor, driven by the family’s ingrained haughti…
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Marius appears across 9 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- V
- Chapter XVII: That a corrupt people obtaining freedom can hardly preserve it
- Chapter XXVIII: Whence it came that the Romans were less ungrateful to their citizens than were the Athenians.
- XXXVII
- Why certain nations leave their ancestral seats and overflow the countries of others.
- VI
- VIII
- XXIV
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