MARIUS, mar'-i-res. e. C., born near Ar pinum, of obscure parents, 157 B.C. ; distin guished himself at the siege of Numantla, 134, under Scipio, who predicted his future great ness. He was elected tribune of the plebs 119; and by his marriage with Julia, aunt of Julius Casar, obtained some political influence. He was legate to Q. Metellus against Jugurtha, tog, and by his intrigues there and at home succeeded in being elected consul, 107, and was appointed to conduct the war. Jugurtha was defeated, and surrendered to Sulla, the quwstor of Marius, who now became jealous of his quwstor, his future great rival and con queror. Marius was elected consul, 1o4, to meet the German invaders in N. Italy, and again in 103 and 1o2; and in the latter year, the Germans having devoted nearly two years to ravaging Spain, destroyed the Teutlues near Aqua: Sextim ; and in tot, again consul, with the proconsul Catiilus overthrew the Cimbri at Campi Raudii, near Vercelli. By the aid 'of the demagogues Glaucia and Saturninus, he was elected consul for the sixth time, too, when he procured the exile of his old com mander Metellus. He had afterwards to put down the insurrection of his two demagogue friends. In 88 he procured a vote of the
people transferring to himself from Sulla the conduct of the war against Mithridates. Sulla advanced with his troops on Rome, and Marius fled to Latium. He was seized and condemned to death at Minturnm, but released and put on a ship. He landed at Carthage, but was im mediately ordered by the Roman governor to leave. In 87 he sailed back to support Cinna, landed in Italy, and entered Rome like a con queror. His return was followed by a terrible Mars butchery of all opposed to him or Cinna. Ma rius and Cinna nominated themselves consuls for 86, but Marius died of pleurisy eighteen days afterwards. a. C., the adopted son of (1), when consul, 82 mc., was defeated by Sulla, and fled to Prmneste, where, after sup porting a siege for some time, he killed himself. Mammaatts,n, the people of Illarmeir'ica, a part of North Africa.
Matzo, miir'-0 (see VIRGILIUS). MAROBODUUS, miir-5-1V-dii-us, a Suevian. reared at Augustus's court ; became king of the Marcomanni, who banished him.