A Great Roman Leader: Gaius Marius Gaius Marius was born into a humble Roman family unlike most successful men of his time (Plutarch, Fall of the Roman Republic, Pg. 14, Para. 1). Even with the handicap of his poor family, he rose steadily in the ranks of the Roman army by working hard and outperforming others. When he was publicly noticed and recognized by Scipio, a popular general, he earned the respect and notice of other great …showed first 75 words of 1216 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1216 total…Rome finally gave into the pressing necessity and allowed Rome to form an empire. Works Cited 1.) PRIMARY: Plutarch. Fall of the Roman Republic. Australia: Penguin Group, 1958. 2.) Thomas Olway. The History and Fall of Cauis Marius. London: Cornmarket Press, 1969. 3.) T.F. Carney. A Biography of Caius Marius. Chicago: Argonaut Inc., 1952. 4.) John Warry. Warfare in the Classical World. Dallas: Hackberry Press, 2001. 5.) JSTOR: Gwin J. Kolb and Edward D. Rosenheim. From Restoration to Revision, Volume 85, Number 4, Pages 363-372.