Episode 29. Marius, Part Two: The Savior of Rome

Works CitedPrimary SourcesAppian. Civil Wars, Book 1, chapters 28–33. The Saturninus episode in fuller political detail.Plutarch. “Life of Marius,” chapters 10–30. The primary narrative; the Aquae Sextiae and Vercellae accounts, the Saturninus episode.Secondary SourcesBadian, Erich. Roman Imperialism in the Late Republic. 1968. Essential background on the political context of Marius's later consulships.Keaveney, Arthur. Sulla: The Last Republican. 1982, revised 2005. The dispute over Vercellae credit and its contribution to the Marius-Sulla rivalry.Sampson, Gareth. The Crisis of Rome: The Jugurthine and Northern Wars and the Rise of Marius. 2010. The most thorough modern reconstruction of the Cimbrian War.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/real-roman-history/donations