Marius

[ mair-ee-uhs, mar- ]

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Gaius, c155–86 b.c., Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.

Marius

/ ˈmɛərɪəs; ˈmærɪəs /

MariusGaius?155 bc86 bcMRomanMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: consul Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs). ?155–86 bc , Roman general and consul. He defeated Jugurtha, the Cimbri, and the Teutons (107–101), but his rivalry with Sulla caused civil war (88). He was exiled but returned (87) and took Rome

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In a statuesque attitude, she sat, like Marius on the ruins of Carthage, or Patience on a monument smiling at grief.

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"I think you make too sure," Marius replied, and dissembled his misgivings in a short laugh.

He never saw the sign that madame made to her son, never so much as noticed Marius's stealthy progress towards the door.

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