Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Gaius Marius

Battles of Gaius Marius

Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC), 157 BC to 86 BC

Gaius Marius is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 109 BC and 90 BC: 5 battles and 2 sieges across 5 present-day countries, most in Tunisia (2), Italy (2), Algeria (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,140 km apart end to end, 523 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Jugurthine War (4), Cimbrian War (2), Social War of 91-87 BCE (1).

Siege of the fortress at MulucchaBattle of the Tolenus RiverSiege of ZamaBattle of the MuthulSecond Battle of CirtaBattle of Aquae SextiaeBattle of VercellaeSiege of ZamaBattle of the MuthulSecond Battle of CirtaBattle of Aquae SextiaeBattle of VercellaeMadridCasablancaGenevaBarcelonaLisbonNaplesTunisRabatLyonSeville500 km39.867N, 4.886E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

109 BC: 1 engagements108 BC: 1 engagements106 BC: 2 engagements2 in 106 BC102 BC: 1 engagements101 BC: 1 engagements90 BC: 1 engagements109 BC90 BC
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Zama, 109 BCBattle of the Muthul, 108 BCSecond Battle of Cirta, 106 BCSiege of the fortress at Muluccha, 106 BCBattle of Aquae Sextiae, 102 BCBattle of Vercellae, 101 BCBattle of the Tolenus River, 90 BC109 BC90 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
109 BCSiege of ZamaZama Regia, TunisiaNumidian victory
108 BCBattle of the MuthulTunisia58 km WStrategic victory for Numidia; Roman retreat
106 BCSecond Battle of CirtaCirta, Algeria185 km WRoman victory
106 BCSiege of the fortress at MulucchaMuluccha Fortress, Morocco887 km WRoman victory
102 BCBattle of Aquae SextiaeAquae Sextiae, France1,242 km NERoman victory
101 BCBattle of VercellaeVercelli, Italy308 km NERoman victory
90 BCBattle of the Tolenus RiverTurano, Italy460 km SERebel victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, José Luiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.