Title: List of Greatest and Most Famous Generals of Roman Empire
Headings: List of Greatest And Most Famous Roman Generals of Roman Empire
List of Greatest And Most Famous Roman Generals of Roman Empire
List of Most Famous Roman Generals
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Content: According to historians during the skirmish at Ticinus, he saved his father’s life by “ charging the encircling force alone with reckless daring .” In his later life, he was tried for bribery and treason which only meant to discredit him before the public but Scipio Africanus enjoyed so much public support that these allegations never succeeded. He died in the year 183 BC (approximately) aged about 53. His death is said to have taken place under suspicious circumstances and it is said that he demanded that his body be buried away from his fatherland. Gaius Marius (157 BC – January 13, 86 BC) – Gaius Marius was a Roman general and uncle of Julius Caesar. Gaius Marius was a successful Roman general and military reformer and he introduced important reforms in the Roman army like authorizing recruitment of landless citizens, eliminating the non-popular military formations and reorganizing the structure of the legions into separate cohorts. Gaius Marius was an effective Roman General but at the same time, he was known for his harsh and ambitious man harboring contempt for the nobility. He held the office of counsel for an unprecedented seven times during his career and played a critical role in the fall of the Roman Republic and the birth of the Roman Empire. He participated in many wars and was famous for defeating the invading Germanic tribes (the Teutones, Ambrones, and the Cimbri). Gaius Marius defeated the Numidians and Germans and changed the format of the legions which saved Rome from repeated German invasions.