Marcus Marius
The details
Biography
Introduction
Marcus Marius was the younger brother of the far more famous Gaius Marius, who was consul seven times.
Marcus was a few years younger than Gaius Marius, hailing from the same relatively wealthy equestrian family. During his brother's series of successive consulships between 104 and 100 BC, Marcus was elected as praetor for 102 BC. He thenserved as propraetor in Hispania Ulterior, like his brother before him. Marcus, however, never attained the consulship, as he likely died in the 90s BC.
Sources
- Evans, Richard John (1995). Gaius Marius: A Political Biography (PDF) (DLitt et Phil thesis). University of South Africa. Retrieved 2019-06-08.