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Some interesting news regarding the Roman Empire: Milan Open Remains of its Colosseum to Visitors Stretch of Hadrian’s Wall Discovered Roman Around

The career of Gaius Marius came to an end corresponding to his advancing age. But Marius wouldn’t go out without one last fight. The Fall of Marius was a violent and bloody end to an otherwise long and honorable career. With Sulla rising to power, the desperate Marius turned to tactics only hinted at in [...]

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With the death of Saturninus and self exile by Marius in 99 BC, a period of relative calm slipped into Roman politics. The calm wouldn?t last long, however, and a new Tribune in a mold similar to the Gracchi brothers, came to the forefront. Marcus Livius Drusus was actually the son of a political opponent [...]

After the defeat of the Cimbri, the political career of Gaius Marius began to crumble. Violent mob tactics through the Tribune, Saturninus created an environment of Political Turmoil, that would only get temporarily better with the removal of both men.

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The crisis caused by the migrations of the Germanic Cimbri and Teutons was a major factor securing power for Gaius Marius. After several successive and enourmous defeats at the hands of the Cimbri, the Romans looked to Marius to stabilize matter. That’s exactly what he did, at least in military terms, as he served 5 [...]

A Roman Road Chart has been added to highlight some of the more famous Roman Roads. Names of roads, who built them, and when, as well as where they went are included.

Roman Road Construction Standard Roman roads consisted of a metalled surface (ie gravel or pebbles) on a solid foundation of earth or stone. A simple yet technologically advanced plan was in place and implemented for the construction of each road. Where possible, roads were built in the straightest line possible, only avoiding major terrain obstacles [...]

Marius Reforms the Legions With his election as Consul in 107 BC, and his subsequent appointment as commander of the Roman legions in Numidia, Marius faced a difficult challenge. Invasions of Germanic Cimbri and Teuton tribes into southern Gaul had forced large Roman armies to counter them. Thoroughly defeated in every engagement, Rome faced a [...]

Fighting through political and social burdens placed on him, the Rise of Marius was as much a result of his own ambition as a direct indication of the social and political condition in Rome. First elected Consul in 107 BC, Marius would serve an unprecedented 7 terms in the Republic’s highest office.

Among other things, the development of Roman Roads was one of the key factors for the growth and domination of the Roman Empire. The engineers of ancient Rome built an unparalleled network of roads in the ancient world. Nearly 47,000 square miles (76,000 sq. km) of roads spanned the Roman Empire, spreading its legions, culture [...]

As Rome moved into its Late Roman Republic period, another man would have a profound effect. Gaius Marius was a general and politician who changed the fabric of the Roman political system, while going down as one of the great generals in Roman History.