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Content: They had public support, but the Roman elite reacted violently. Fearing that they were trying to reduce its power, the Senate urged mobs to kill them. ( pg. 172)
Gaius Marius
(c.157-86 BC) Roman general and politician; he eliminated property restrictions for acceptance into the army and began to accept anyone who wished to join the Roman army. He made armies into private forces that became devoted to their generals. Poor people began to join the army, attaching themselves to a general in hopes of sharing the plunder and land at the end of the war. As a result of his changes, armies largely became private forces devoted to the general. Ruthless generals soon realized that they could use the loyalty of their troops as a political tool to increase their own power. ( pg.