| LC control no. | n 50068306 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Marius, Gaius, approximately 157 B.C.-86 B.C. |
| Variant(s) | Mario, Caio, approximately 157 B.C.-86 B.C. Mario, Cajo, approximately 157 B.C.-86 B.C. Marius, C. Marius, C. (Caius), approximately 157 B.C.-86 B.C. Marius, Caius, approximately 157 B.C.-86 B.C. Marius, Gaius, ca. 157-86 B.C. |
| Birth date | -0156~ |
| Death date | -0085-01-13 |
| Profession or occupation | Armies--Officers Politicians |
| Found in | Otway, T. The history and fall of Caius Marius, 1692. Brit. Mus. cat. (Marius, Caius) Enc. Brit., 1980 (Marius, Gaius; b. ca. 157 B.C.; d. 1/13/86 B.C.) Enc. Amer., 1980 (Marius, Gaius; Roman general; b. ca. 155 B.C.; d. 1/13/86 B.C.) Collier's enc., 1981 (Marius, Gaius, 157-86 B.C.) Passerini, A. Caio Mario come uomo politico, 1934: t.p. (Caio Mario) [Info. from InU] Dictionary of African Biography, accessed February 25, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Marius, Gaius; foreign military officer, political figure; born c. BCE 157; took part in the war against the Keltiberians in Spain and was present at the siege of Numantia (134 BCE); led campaigns in Asia and Spain and then rose to the rank of praetor (115 BCE); held a series of consecutive consulships (something almost unprecedented), prosecuting a war in Cisalpine Gaul; died 13 January BCE 86) |
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