Chapter 23
THE WARS OF MARIUS. After the death of Massinissa, king of Numidia, the ally of the Romans, there were disputes among his grandsons, and Jugurtha, whom they held to have the least right, obtained the kingdom. The commander of the army sent against him was Caius Marius, who had risen from being a free Roman peasant in the village of Arpinum, but serving under Scipio ********, had shown such ability, that when some one was wondering where they would find the equal of Scipio when he was gone, that general touched the shoulder of his young officer and said, "Possibly here." Rough soldier as he always was, he married Julia, of the high family of the C****, who were said to be descended from ****; and though he was much disliked by the Senate, he always carried the people with him. When he rec
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