Gaius Marius

7 time Consul (count em) | Keep Rome Roman | Exiled but not reviled

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@SupSenAssoc The point was more about the mindset during the Pax Romana

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Rome fell to Alaric on this day in 410. If you told a Roman during Augustus's reign that a foreign army would eventually sack the city, they wouldn't have argued with you. They'd have thought you were insane for even saying it out loud.

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@mountainlife17 @UpdatingOnRome Absolutely. Still the idea of what was happening no matter the reasons, would be unthinkable in prior centuries was my point.

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Sounds familiar

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Fabius Maximus got pulled from command for being "too cautious." Scipio nearly lost his command to political rivals before Zama. Rome swapped generals out over politics constantly.

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BREAKING: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly "paranoid" about losing his job, which Trump Admin officials say contributed to the firing of the US Army’s top general on Thursday, per NY Post.

Details include:

1. Trump Admin officials say Pete Hegseth is worried about Army Secretary Dan Driscoll taking his job

2. Hegseth on Thursday demanded the resignation of Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, Driscoll’s top aide, for reasons that were not publicly stated

3. "This is all driven by the insecurity and paranoia that Pete has developed since Signalgate," an official said

4. "It has really gotten under Hegseth’s skin. He is trying to make everyone around Driscoll suffer for no reason," an official said

There seem to be growing tensions at the Department of War.

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Best friends (enemies)

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Gaius Marius (157–86 BC) rose from a non-noble family in Arpinum to become consul of Rome seven times, a record that remains unmatched over two thousand years later.

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I just wanted to make a introductory thread. I just want to post about Rome and other historical topics. Follow me if that interests you at all. Also someone tell @UpdatingOnRome to follow me.

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Marius returned to Rome and was elected to a seventh consulship shortly before his death, concluding a career marked by significant military and political reform.