Ep 60: Marc Hyden on Gaius Marius

Published: Feb. 7, 2023, 10:30 a.m.

b"Marc Hyden, Director of State Government Affairs at R Street and author of Gaius Marius: The Rise and Fall of Rome's Saviour, joins the show to discuss the life\\xa0of one of the Roman Republic\\u2019s most innovative and controversial generals: Gaius Marius.\\n\\u25aa\\ufe0f\\nTimes\\xa0\\n\\t\\u2022\\t01:33 Introduction\\n\\t\\u2022\\t01:46 An interest in Rome\\n\\t\\u2022\\t04:06 Growing pains \\n\\t\\u2022\\t06:36 The man born in Arpinum\\n\\t\\u2022\\t09:46 Serving in the legions\\n\\t\\u2022\\t11:37 Jugurtha\\xa0\\n\\t\\u2022\\t13:25 Roman politics\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\t\\u2022\\t20:31 Marius in Numidia\\xa0\\n\\t\\u2022\\t28:51 Sulla and political reform\\n\\t\\u2022\\t37:06 The Cimbri and Teutones and \\u201cMarius\\u2019s Mules\\u201d\\xa0\\n\\t\\u2022\\t43:05 Career on the rocks\\xa0\\n\\t\\u2022\\t49:02 Social War to Civil War\\n\\t\\u2022\\t56:27 \\u201cDo you dare kill Gaius Marius?\\u201d"