Ancient War Magazine Vol V -1 - The Man Who Saved Rome: Gaius Marius in the War

Treat Yourself to Ancient War Magazine Vol V -1 - The Man Who Saved Rome: Gaius Marius in the War

Ancient warfare v.1, 2011



Released on February 20th



Topic: The 'new man' who saved Rome - Gaius Marius in the war



Introduction: Alberto Pérez, 'Introduction to the topic'. Illustrated by Carlos de la Rocha



Marius' life spans a time when the old republic was struggling to adapt to the new realities brought about by its rule over the oikumene, a time that ushered in a long century of anguish that would ultimately give rise, painfully, to the principate under a certain Octavius: Augustus.



Source: Tom Hendrickson Michael J. Taylor, 'Memories, Monuments and Bryography - The Memory of Gaius Marius'



Gaius Marius narrated his autobiography with bones. He left the extermination camps of Aquae Sextiae littered with thousands of unburied bones of Germanic men, women and children, but he did not leave a memoir written with pen and ink. It was not necessary.



Subject: Christopher Matthew, 'Marius' Mules: Rome's New Mobile Infantry'. Illustrated by Sebastian Schulz.



The reforms made to the Roman army by the general Gaius Marius in the late 2nd century BC dramatically changed the way Rome's legions were recruited, equipped, organised and operated. The major logistical transformation of the Roman army resulting from Marius' reforms was in the size of the baggage train that accompanied a legion on the march and in the amount of equipment carried by each legionary.



Recreating Marius Milites topic: Jean-Luc Féraud, 'Recreating Marius 'Milites'



Archaeological evidence from the first half of the 1st century BC is sparse, especially compared to the relative wealth of material from the early Imperial era. Using a combination of unique finds, evidence from earlier periods such as Numantia (153–133 BC), and pictorial evidence, we are able to arrive at the best possible reconstruction in accordance with the current scholarly status quo.



Subject: Sean Hussmann, 'The Rise of a 'New Man'. Noble Rivalry and the Career of Gaius Marius



Politics is – almost by definition – a vicious business. While this is true in the times in which we live, it is even more so in the conditions of late Republican Rome, where aspiring politicians relentlessly advanced their own careers while attacking their opponents at every opportunity.



Subject: P. Lindsay Powell, 'The Last Stand of the Cimbri and the Romans'. Illustrated by Carlos de la Rocha and Igor Dzis



Having established at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC that the feared Teutons and Germano-Celtic Ambrones could be defeated, the Roman consul Gaius Marius prepared the following year for a final showdown with his alliance partners, the Cimbri.



Subject: paul mcdonnell-staff, 'the peg that would break - marius and the pilum: a roman myth'



Plutarch's anecdote about Marius' conversion of the pilum, written two centuries later, along with several others in Roman literature, is often cited in support of the proposition that the pilum was designed to bend on impact. This disabled the enemy's shield and also ensured that the enemy could not throw the weapon back. However, the evidence does not support this hypothesis.



Subject: Duncan B. Campbell, 'A Succession of Victories: Marius and the War with Jugurtha'. Illustrated by Angel Garcia Pinto Climbing the Mountain Fortress - Artwork by Angel Garcia Pinto



Marius' rise to prominence in Rome was based on his victories in Africa during the Jugurtine War. In all, Marius held the consulship seven times, an unprecedented feat. But the foundations of his success had been laid in Africa, during a war of victories.



Characteristics



Hellenistic Tigris Helmet Special: Michael Schmitz, 'Arms Skill - Professionalism in the Army of Alexander the Great'. Illustrated by Johnny Shumate



No tools will make a man a skilled worker or a master of defence, nor will they be of any use to one who has not learned to handle them and has never paid attention to them. How, then, will he who wields a shield or other tool of war become a good fighter in a day, whether with heavy troops or any other? Alexander the Great's forces were a good example of the above ideal.



The debate: Murray Dahm, 'Tank, terrorist weapon or battle taxi: the role of the tank on the battlefield'.



Everyone has probably read or heard some version of the urban myth about how modern railway gauge specifications relate to the distance between the wheels of ancient carriages. For most people, the myth is entirely plausible, such is the power and fascination that the carriage exerts. Whether it’s from films like Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments or even Gladiator, most people think they know what carriages are all about; how they were used and how effective they were. The truth is, they don’t.
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