haʊˈɛvɚ, hiː tˈʊk ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌvðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈæmnəsti ˈɔfɚd baɪ sˈʌlə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ ʌv ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː bˌiːsˈiː ænd tʃˈeɪndʒd sˈaɪdz, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ˈʌðɚ mɚɹˈiːənz ʌv lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪmpˈoːɹtəns, sˈʌtʃ ɐz mˈɑːɹkəs iːmˈɪlɪəs lˈɛpɪdəs kˈɑːs. sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ænd mˈɑːɹkəs dʒˈuːnɪəs bɹˈuːɾəs tˌiːˈɑːɹ. pˌiːˈɛl. ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, pˈʌblɪəs sˈɛθɛɡəs, ænd pˈɑːmpi.
However, he took advantage of the political amnesty offered by Sulla during the civil war of 83 BC and changed sides, along with other Marians of later importance, such as Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (cos. 78) and Marcus Junius Brutus (tr. pl. 83), Publius Cethegus, and Pompey.