The Death of Gaius Marius

In the same year Caesar was elected military tribune, his first official step in the Cursus honorum. In 69 he took his next step and was elected Kwaster for a term to be served in Spain. But before he left he was hit with a tragedy, his aunt Julia passed away. It was customary for the head of the household to deliver a funeral oration in the forum for the deceased matron. But Caesar took things one step further. Since the reign of Sulla, Gaius Marius had been legally declared persona non-Graza in Rome,. His likeness was banned from the public sphere. The conservative senate were annoyed but there was little they could do