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Gaius Marius
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Gaius Marius

Roman military leader

Born 160–155 BC · died 13 January 86 BC
Also known as Caius Marius

Who was alive at the same time as Gaius Marius?

  1. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  2. Polybius, c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  3. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  4. Apollodorus of Athens, c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  5. Tiberius Gracchus, 162–133 BC
  6. Gaius Marius, c. 158 – 86 BC
  7. Emperor Wu of Han, 156–87 BC
  8. Sima Qian, c. 140 – BC
  9. Tigranes the Great, 140–BC
  10. Sulla, 138–BC
  11. Posidonius, 135–BC
  12. Mithridates VI Eupator, c. 133 – BC
  13. Ptolemy XII Auletes, 117–BC
  14. Marcus Terentius Varro, 116–BC
  15. Marcus Licinius Crassus, 115–53 BC
  16. Catiline, 108–62 BC
  17. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  18. Pompey, 106–48 BC
  19. Spartacus, 103–71 BC
  20. Cornelius Nepos, c. 100 – c. 25 BC
  21. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  22. Cato the Younger, BC–BC
  23. Lucretius, BC–55 BC
  24. Diodorus Siculus, c. 90 – c. 20 BC

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When Gaius Marius died, Julius Caesar was 13, Cicero was 20, Lucretius was 7 or 8, Pompey was 19 and Spartacus was 16 or 17.

Born during Gaius Marius’s lifetime: Julius Caesar, Cicero, Sima Qian, Lucretius, Pompey, Spartacus, Diodorus Siculus and Sulla.

Not quite contemporaries: Cleopatra was born about 15 years after Gaius Marius died, Mark Antony was born about 3 years after Gaius Marius died, Vitruvius was born about 4 years after Gaius Marius died and Sallust was born months after Gaius Marius died.

Where Gaius Marius’s contemporaries were born

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The 43 best-known contemporaries

43 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Gaius Marius. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 121 BC.

  1. Julius Caesar 100–44 BC
  2. Cicero 106–43 BC
  3. Sima Qian c. 140 – BC
  4. Lucretius BC–55 BC
  5. Cato the Elder c. 234 – 149 BC
  6. Pompey 106–48 BC
  7. Spartacus 103–71 BC
  8. Polybius c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  9. Diodorus Siculus c. 90 – c. 20 BC
  10. Hipparchus c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  11. Sulla 138–BC
  12. Marcus Terentius Varro 116–BC
  13. Marcus Licinius Crassus 115–53 BC
  14. Tigranes the Great 140–BC
  15. Emperor Wu of Han 156–87 BC
  16. Mithridates VI Eupator c. 133 – BC
  17. Cato the Younger BC–BC
  18. Cornelius Nepos c. 100 – c. 25 BC
  19. Posidonius 135–BC
  20. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  21. Tiberius Gracchus 162–133 BC
  22. Catiline 108–62 BC
  23. Ptolemy XII Auletes 117–BC
  24. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  25. Ptolemy VI Philometor c. 185 – 145 BC
  26. Lepidus c. 90 – BC
  27. Mithridates I of Parthia 195–132 BC
  28. Ptolemy IX Soter 142–81 BC
  29. Jugurtha 160–104 BC
  30. Carneades 213–129 BC
  31. Cleopatra II c. 186 – 116 BC
  32. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 182–116 BC
  33. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  34. Cleopatra III c. 161 – 101 BC
  35. Gaius Gracchus c. 154 – 121 BC
  36. Ptolemy X Alexander I c. 139 – BC
  37. Lucullus c. 117 – c. 57 BC
  38. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  39. Demetrius I Soter 187–150 BC
  40. Dionysius Thrax 170–BC
  41. Lucius Cornelius Cinna 135–BC
  42. Cleopatra IV c. 138 – 112 BC
  43. Alexander Jannaeus c. 127 – BC