Marius vs. Sulla

Marius vs. Sulla

Seriously Old School Steel Cage Grudge Match

Marius

• Serious Roman stud• Not a patrician

Sulla

• Also a serious stud• Always sided with the

Senate

Sulla Captures Jugertha

Marius Reforms The Legions

Marius Defeats The Cimbri

Senate Turns On Marius And Gives Sulla Command Of The Army

The Popular Assembly Supports Marius

Sulla Marches On Rome With A Roman Army

Marius Escapes

Marius In Exile

Sulla Heads East

Marius Marches On Rome

What Are We Going To Do?

• Should we try to prevent Marius from entering the city?

• Should we welcome him?• Should we leave the city and try to hide?

Marius Returns To RomeDozens are executed

Marius Dies(Of natural causes)

Sulla Returns To Rome

The Proscriptions

• Sulla cracks down hard• Thousands are

executed• The pro-plebian

reforms