Federico Santangelo is Senior Lecturer in Ancient History, Newcastle University, UK. He has taught and published on various aspects of Roman history, mostly Republican, and is the author of Sulla, the Elites and Empire. A Study of Roman Policies in Italy and the Greek East (2007) and Divination, Prediction and the End of the Roman Republic (2013).

• Acknowledgements Chronology 1 An Introduction to Marius Why Marius matters Marius’ background The context 2 Marius’ Rise Marius’ early career The Jugurthine War The Germanic War 3 Marius’ Fall The wrong crowd Elder statesman 4 Twists of Fate The Social War Disruption and tradition: the first march on Rome Marius’ flight The final comeback 5 Marius’ Legacy The Mariani Caesar and Cicero Marius under the Principate Further Reading References to the Ancient Sources Index

[Santangelo] picks his way carefully through the evidence ... and leaves open many questions about the complicated and sometimes contradictory politicking ... in which Marius is said to have been involved ... The thoughtful student will benefit from this well-argued example of how to handle ancient sources.