Editing Gaius Marius (section)

==Timeline==
Years are from {{harvnb|Broughton|1952|p=589}}.

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  from:start till:end color:lightsteelblue

  mark:(line, white)
  at:-157 fontsize:M text:BC 157 – Born in Arpinum
  from:-134 till:-133 fontsize:M text:Service at Numantia under Scipio Aemilianus
  at:-119 fontsize:M text:BC 119 – Plebeian tribune
  at:-115 fontsize:M text:BC 115 – Praetor
  at:-114 fontsize:M text:BC 114 – Propraetor in Hispania Ulterior
  at:-110 fontsize:M text:BC 110 – Marriage to Julia
  from:-109 till:-108 fontsize:M text:Legate under Caecilius Metellus
  at:-107 fontsize:M text:BC 107 – Consul (assigned by law to Numidia); abolished land ownership qualification for military service
  from:-106 till:-105 fontsize:M text:Proconsul in Numidia
  at:-101 fontsize:M text:BC 101 – Led successful Roman defence during Germanic invasions
  from:-104 till:-100 fontsize:M text:Elected as consul for five consecutive years.
  from:-90 till:-88 fontsize:M text:Led Roman armies during the Social War
  at:-88 fontsize:M text:BC 88 - Displaces Sulla in Mithridatic command; Sulla marches on Rome and reclaims command; Marius exiled
  at:-87 fontsize:M text:BC 87 – Marius returns to Italy; joins Cinna in successful war on the Senate
  at:-86 fontsize:M text:BC 86 – Seventh consulship (with Cinna); died early January

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