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The Century of Civil War Begins
Marius & Sulla The Century of Civil War Begins
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Review Optimates vs. Populares Republic Expansion Spain, Africa
Greece, Turkey as well Social & Economic Problems Gracchi Brothers’ Reforms Land Grain Italian citizenship Optimates vs. Populares
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Gaius Marius Consul 7 times – unprecedented Novus Homo
107, 104, 103, 102, 101, 100, 86 BC Novus Homo Army Recruitment Reforms No property requirement No class restriction Land & benefits Army floods with poor people Unintended consequence Are his reforms socialist or populist in nature?
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Marius’s Military Achievements
War with Jugurtha Numidia Lucius Cornelius Sulla Credit for capturing Jugurtha? Cimbri & Teutones Migrating German tribes 105 BC – Arausio – 80,000 Romans 102 BC – Aquae Sextiae 101 BC – Vercellae Sulla deserves some more credit…
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The Social War Marcus Livius Drusus’s reforms in 91
Italian citizenship Assassinated Italians revolt Marius & Sulla fight together until Marius retires for health reasons Sulla finishes the war
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1st Mithridatic War Mithridates invades Asia Province
Asiatic Vespers 88 BC Then invades Greece Leadership Debate Senate picks Sulla; Assembly bribed to pick Marius Sulla marches on Rome with army; Marius flees Sulla goes east vs. Mithridates
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Meanwhile in Rome… Consuls are Octavius (supporter of Sulla) and Cinna (fan of Marius) Violence breaks out; Marius arrives with army Octavius defeated; he and Sulla’s supporters killed off Marius dies 17 days into his 7th consulship
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Sulla’s Revenge Finishes the war with Mithridates & returns to Rome
War drags on between Sulla and the supporters of Marius Battle of Colline Gate – 83 BC Sulla becomes sole ruler of Rome Dictator in 82/81 BC – not during emergency! Proscriptions Retires
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