and senatorial forces under Pompey which would lead to the end of the Roman Republic. In literature Colleen McCullough describes the battle in some detail in her novel The First Man in Rome, the first book in her Masters of Rome series. Marius is one of the main characters and the novel focusses on his rise to power. See also List of Roman wars and battles References Sources Mommsen, Theodor, History of Rome, Book IV "The Revolution", pp 71–72. Florus, Epitome rerum Romanarum, III, IV, partim Todd, Malcolm, The Barbarians: Goths, Franks and Vandals, pp 121–122. 101 BC Vercellae Vercellae Vercellae Vercelli Vercellae