The Rise of Marius: Third Founder of Rome
The Ancients
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Are the Connections With the Cacili Metelli Helped by Mannes's Military Career?
We know precious little about the details of marius's early life, but actually those connections are probably the outcome of some extraordinary military record that marius managed to build as a young man. And indeed, impression is that imelianus did spot his outstanding military talent. The connections with the cahili metelli weren't forged by mannes himself, but might have already been forged by people in his family from previous generations. It is certainly thanks to the support of the cacili metelli that he manages to make his way on to the so called cuus honorolik.
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