Jul 4, 2017 · Marius suffers somewhat from the fact that Sulla outlasted him, and many Marius sympathisers were purged (which would invariably have impacted the historical record of …

Apr 8, 2010 · Sulla, all day long. Marius was talented, but he gets overrated at times. A good example is the Jugurthine war. Yes, he was the general in charge, but the war was settled …

Feb 18, 2010 · Marius cannot be said to have become "merely a butcher" until his final days, by which point I think it seems clear from the sources that his once-brilliant mind had hopelessly …

Dec 30, 2012 · Marius is was remembered by future generations by as the third founder of Rome, a title neither Sulla, Caesar nor Augustus matched. Were the post who was the best general, …

Marius (well past it by now) took Sulla's appointment given by the Senate to defeat Mithridates VI of Pontus and ejected almost all Senators from their positions in the Senate through use of the …

Apr 7, 2010 · Sulla was beyond all doubt an excellent general, but in my view never quite surpassed his one-time ally Marius. Sulla was undoubtably the greater figure overall, but …

When Marius died and Sulla came back to Rome and crushed what was left of Marius' supporters, Marius and his political supports were effectively purged from Rome. But Sulla wasn't able to …

Jul 1, 2020 · Marius also had the talented Sulla commanding his right-wing at Vercellae, whose cavalry played the decisive role in winning the battle while the left-wing under Marius marched …

Aug 1, 2023 · Sulla was declared an outlaw. Marius and Cinna were elected to various positions and Marius held consulship for the seventh time, unprecedented in Roman history. But within …

Nov 2, 2019 · 8. Sulla 9. Marius 10. Lucius Licinus Lucullus While they didn't quite make my list, I'll give honorable mentions to Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Tiberius, Gaius Claudius Nero, …