An introduction to Marius -- Why Marius matters -- Marius' background -- The context -- Marius' rise -- Marius' early career -- The Jugurthine War -- The Germanic War -- Marius' fall -- The wrong crowd -- Elder statesman -- Twists of fate -- The Social War -- Disruption and tradition : the first march on Rome --Marius' flight -- The final comeback -- Marius' legacy -- The Mariani -- Caesar and Cicero -- Marius under the Principate
