HUMA 3110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Legal Technicality, Gaius Marius, Mithridates Vi Of Pontus
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First in his family to have a senatorial career. Many of the members in the senate can claim a senatorial background: marius was given the imperium from the senate but not an army. He went to the urban mobs and recruited an army. Began the process of professionalizing the roman army. Trained, recruited, paid by marius: marius reorganized the army into the legion system o. Ends the war in numidia and goes north to fight the gauls: held six consulships. C 137-78bce o: a legate under marius, a capable fighter and leader, made a name for himself during the social war. Italian allies rising up and revolting against the romans in 91 bce. 90 bce, senate allowed the loyal allies to become roman citizens. If an rebellious ally surrendered within a time frame, they too would be given citizenship. Sulla ended the campaign and incorporated more italians into roman citizenship: mithridates vi.
