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Gaius Marius was born in 157 BC in Arpino. He was a well known politician and soldier in Ancient Rome, he was also elected seven times consul of the Roman Republic and he was quaestor in Arpino. He came from a family that was not part of the Roman nobility, nevertheless he knew how to work his way to be powerful. He accomplished that mainly thanks to his military skills. He was head of the army and he lead several battles, his numerous victories made him a wealthy man and, thanks to his fame and to his ability to take advantage from a corrupted and incompetent nobility, he was elected consul fro the first ime in 108 BC. He realised a series of military reforms, among which we remember the one on the enrollment of soldiers coming from the lower classes. His political ideals supported the plebs, but he came in contrast with the aristocratic Lucius Silla, to the point that he was obliged to be exiled in Africa. Then, he was called back to Rome and elected again for the last time but, during his first mandate, he died at the age of 71.