How Did Gaius Marius's Military Conquests and Election as Consul

question 36

Multiple Choice

How did Gaius Marius's military conquests and election as consul represent a turning point in the Roman republic?

• A) He was the first consul to have openly supported the Gracchus brothers in their quest for land reform.
• B) He came from the equites class and not the patrician class, and his armies were more loyal to him than to the republic.
• C) He was the first politician to urge the assassination of rival politicians.
• D) He gave the plunder from his conquests to Julius Caesar, who used it to seize power.

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