jan 21, 104 BC - 104 BC - Marius reforms defeated Roman armies in southern Gaul, Sulla serves as legate
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Marius, in the midst of this military crisis, sought and won repeated consulships, which upset aristocrats in the Senate; it is likely however that they acknowledged the indispensability of Marius' military capabilities in defeating the Germanic invaders.[34] Amid a reorganisation of political alliances, the traditionalists in the Senate raised up Sulla – a patrician, even if a poor one – as a counterweight against the newcomer Marius.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 21, 104 BC
Now
~ 2131 years ago