# The First Man in Rome, Masters of Rome, Colleen McCullough

> A knowledge graph exploring the rich universe of The First Man in Rome, the acclaimed opening novel in the Masters of Rome series. It traces the meteoric rise of the brilliant military commander Gaius Marius and his aristocratic counterpart, Sulla.

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## Concepts

### Sertorian War

The Sertorian War was a civil war in the Roman Republic fought from 80 to 72 BC between two Roman factions, one led by Quintus Sertorius and another led by the senate as constituted in the aftermath of Sulla's civil war.

Topics: instance of: civil war, part of: Crisis of the Roman Republic, country: Roman Republic, named after: Quintus Sertorius

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sertorian_War

### Livia (mother of Cato)

Mother of Cato the Younger (c. 120–c. 92 BC)

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livia_(mother_of_Cato)

### Infamia

In ancient Rome, infamia was a loss of legal or social standing.

Topics: subclass of: infamy, part of: Roman law

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infamia

### Plutarch

Plutarch was a Greek and later Roman Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: essayist, occupation: priest, genre: biography

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarch

### Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and writer who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises of the Roman Republic that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: philosopher, occupation: poet, cause of death: decapitation

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicero

### Theatre of ancient Rome

The theatre of ancient Rome refers to the theatrical practice and performance of Rome.

Topics: instance of: theatre of an area, subclass of: theatre of the Earth, subclass of: Roman art, has part(s): Roman comedy, has part(s): Roman tragedy, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_ancient_Rome

### Metrobius

Metrobius was an actor and singer in the Roman Republic.

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrobius

### Roman historiography

During the Second Punic War with Carthage, Rome's earliest known annalists Quintus Fabius Pictor and Lucius Cincius Alimentus recorded history in Greek, and relied on Greek historians such as Timaeus.

Topics: instance of: aspect of history, instance of: historiography, subclass of: historiography, subclass of: Roman studies

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_historiography

### Posidonius

Posidonius was a Greek politician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, historian, mathematician, and teacher native to Apamea, Syria.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: mathematician, occupation: astronomer

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posidonius

### Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex

Quintus Mucius Scaevola "Pontifex" was a politician of the Roman Republic and an important early authority on Roman law.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: jurist, occupation: writer

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Mucius_Scaevola_Pontifex

### Stoicism

Stoicism is a philosophical movement and practical guide to living, emphasizing daily self-discipline and moral improvement, which originated in the Hellenistic period of ancient Greece and continued well into the Roman Imperial period.

Topics: instance of: philosophical schools and traditions, subclass of: philosophy, has part(s): physics, has part(s): logic, founder: Zeno of Citium, named after: Stoa Poikile

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism

### Smyrna

Smyrna was an Ancient Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia.

Topics: instance of: city-state, instance of: archaeological site, has part(s): Sanctuary of the Nemeses in Smyrna, country: Byzantine Empire, country: Smyrna, founder: Smyrna

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smyrna

### Exile

Exile or banishment is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose.

Topics: instance of: sentence, subclass of: occurrence, subclass of: forced displacement

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile

### Publius Rutilius Rufus

Publius Rutilius Rufus was a Roman politician, soldier, orator, and historian.

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publius_Rutilius_Rufus

### Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (consul 115 BC)

Roman princeps senatus and consul in 115 BC

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aemilius_Scaurus_(consul_115_BC)

### Flamen

A flamen was a specific type of priest (sacerdos) in the ancient Roman religion and one of the oldest classes of the Roman priesthood, with origins likely predating the Republican era.

Topics: instance of: position, subclass of: ancient Roman priest, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamen

### Augur

An augur was a priest and official in the classical Roman world.

Topics: instance of: position, instance of: religious role, subclass of: ancient Roman priest, part of: college of augurs, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augur

### Lex Ogulnia

The lex Ogulnia was a Roman law passed in 300 BC.

Topics: instance of: statute

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Ogulnia

### Vestal Virgin

In ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins or Vestals were priestesses of Vesta, virgin goddess of Rome's sacred hearth and its flame.

Topics: instance of: position, instance of: religious order, subclass of: firekeeper, subclass of: religious role, country: Ancient Rome, named after: Vesta

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestal_Virgin

### Fasti

In ancient Rome, the fasti were chronological or calendar-based lists, or other diachronic records or plans of official and religiously sanctioned events.

Topics: subclass of: calendar system

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasti

### Rex Sacrorum

In ancient Roman religion, the rex sacrorum was a senatorial priesthood reserved for patricians.

Topics: instance of: position, subclass of: ancient Roman priest, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Sacrorum

### College of Pontiffs

The College of Pontiffs was a body of the ancient Roman state whose members were the highest-ranking priests of the state religion.

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_Pontiffs

### Mos maiorum

Customs and traditions of ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mos_maiorum

### Imperium

In ancient Rome, imperium was a form of authority held by a citizen to control a military or governmental entity.

Topics: instance of: term

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperium

### Lex Villia Annalis

In Ancient Rome, the Lex Villia Annalis was a law passed in 180 BC that regulated the minimum age requirements of candidacy for different public offices within the cursus honorum.

Topics: instance of: statute

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Villia_Annalis

### Quaestor

A quaestor was a public official in ancient Rome.

Topics: instance of: position, subclass of: Roman magistrate, part of: cursus honorum, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaestor

### Aedile

An aedile or edile was a magistrate in the Roman Republic who had responsibilities for the upkeep of the city, such as its buildings, roads, and markets; the availability of grain at reasonable prices; and the holding of games.

Topics: instance of: elective office, subclass of: Roman magistrate, part of: cursus honorum, has part(s): plebeian aedile, has part(s): curule aedile, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedile

### Praetor

Praetor, also pretor, was the title granted by the government of ancient Rome to a man acting in one of two official capacities: (i) the commander of an army, and (ii) as an elected magistratus (magistrate), assigned to discharge various duties.

Topics: instance of: elective office, subclass of: Roman magistrate, part of: cursus honorum, has part(s): praetor urbanus, has part(s): praetor peregrinus, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praetor

### Roman consul

The consuls were the two highest elected public officials of the Roman Republic.

Topics: instance of: elective office, instance of: position, subclass of: Roman magistrate, part of: cursus honorum, has part(s): consul of the Roman Republic, has part(s): consul of the Roman Empire

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_consul

### Tribune

Tribune was the title of various elected officials in ancient Rome.

Topics: instance of: public office, instance of: military rank, subclass of: Roman magistrate, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribune

### Cursus honorum

The cursus honorum was the sequential order of public offices held by aspiring politicians in the Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire.

Topics: subclass of: career, has part(s): quaestor, has part(s): aedile, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursus_honorum

### Equus publicus

The equus publicus was an honourable status in ancient Rome, granting its holder a military horse paid for by the state, along with the cost of its fodder for its whole life.

Topics: instance of: social status, instance of: award

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equus_publicus

### Roman censor

The censor was a magistrate in ancient Rome who was responsible for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, and overseeing certain aspects of the government's finances.

Topics: instance of: elective office, subclass of: Roman magistrate, part of: cursus honorum, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_censor

### Gaius Gracchus

Gaius Sempronius Gracchus was a reformist Roman politician and soldier who lived during the 2nd century BC.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: politician, occupation: military personnel

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Gracchus

### Lex Roscia theatralis

The lex Roscia theatralis was a Roman law of 67 BC that reserved 14 rows of good seats in the theater for members of the equestrian order.

Topics: instance of: statute, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Roscia_theatralis

### Augustus (title)

Augustus was the main title of the Roman emperors during antiquity.

Topics: instance of: noble title, instance of: title of honor

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_(title)

### Lex Claudia de nave senatoris

The lex Claudia also known as the plebiscitum Claudianum or the lex Claudia de nave senatoris, was a Roman law passed in 218 BC.

Topics: instance of: statute

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Claudia_de_nave_senatoris

### Publicani

The publicani were public contractors in the Roman Republic and Empire.

Topics: instance of: historical profession, instance of: position, subclass of: tax collector, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publicani

### Foederati

Foederati were peoples and cities bound by a treaty, known as foedus, with Rome.

Topics: subclass of: allies, subclass of: federated state

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foederati

### Municipium

In ancient Rome, the Latin term municipium referred to a town or city.

Topics: subclass of: Roman city

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipium

### Equites

The equites constituted the second of the property/social-based classes of ancient Rome, ranking below the senatorial class.

Topics: instance of: social class in ancient Rome, subclass of: nobiles, part of: plebeians

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equites

### Socii

The socii or foederati were protectorates of Rome and the citizens thereof; they formed one of the three types of civic community in Roman Italy (Italia) along with the core Roman citizens and the extended Latini.

Topics: subclass of: group of humans

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socii

### Lex Plautia Papiria

The lex Plautia Papiria de civitate sociis danda was a Roman plebiscite enacted amidst the Social War in 89 BCE.

Topics: instance of: statute

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Plautia_Papiria

### Dediticii

In ancient Rome, the dediticii or peregrini dediticii were a class of free provincials who were neither slaves nor citizens holding either full Roman citizenship as cives or Latin rights as Latini.

Topics: instance of: concept, instance of: social class, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dediticii

### Socii navales

Socii navales or "naval allies", were a class of the socii or foederati (allies) of Rome, that provided naval support.

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socii_navales

### Latin rights

Latin rights or Latin citizenship were a set of legal rights that were originally granted to the Latins and therefore in their colonies.

Topics: instance of: legal status, subclass of: rights

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_rights

### Lex Julia

A lex Julia was an ancient Roman law that was introduced by any member of the gens Julia.

Topics: instance of: Roman law, named after: Julia gens

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Julia

### Battle of Vercellae

The Battle of Vercellae or Battle of the Raudine Plain was fought on 30 July 101 BC on a plain near Vercellae in Gallia Cisalpina, modern-day Northern Italy.

Topics: instance of: battle, part of: Cimbrian War, country: Italy

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vercellae

### Proscription

Proscription is, in current usage, a 'decree of condemnation to death or banishment' and can be used in a political context to refer to state-approved murder or banishment.

Topics: instance of: process, instance of: punishment, subclass of: purge

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proscription

### Quintus Lutatius Catulus (consul 102 BC)

Quintus Lutatius Catulus was a consul of the Roman Republic in 102 BC.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: poet, occupation: historian

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Lutatius_Catulus_(consul_102_BC)

### Ancient Rome

country that began growing on the Italian Peninsula from the 8th century BC

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome

### Jutland

Jutland is a peninsula in Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein).

Topics: instance of: region, instance of: peninsula, part of: North European Plain, country: Denmark, country: Germany, named after: Jutes

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jutland

### Lucius Cassius Longinus (consul 107 BC)

Lucius Cassius Longinus was consul of the Roman Republic in 107 BC.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: politician, occupation: military personnel

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Cassius_Longinus_(consul_107_BC)

### Tigurini

The Tigurini were an Iron Age Celtic people whom Caesar counted as one of the four pagi (cantons) of the Helvetii.

Topics: instance of: historical ethnic group, subclass of: Ancient Celts

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigurini

### Battle of Aquae Sextiae

The Battle of Aquae Sextiae (Aix-en-Provence) took place in 102 BC.

Topics: instance of: battle, part of: Cimbrian War, country: France, named after: Aquae Sextiae

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Aquae_Sextiae

### Ambrones

The Ambrones were an ancient tribe mentioned by Roman authors.

Topics: instance of: historical ethnic group, subclass of: Ancient Celts

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrones

### Teutons

The Teutons were an ancient northern European tribe mentioned by Roman authors.

Topics: instance of: historical ethnic group, part of: Germanic people

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teutons

### Cimbrian War

The Cimbrian or Cimbric War was fought between the Roman Republic and the Germanic and Celtic tribes of the Cimbri and the Teutons, Ambrones and Tigurini, who migrated from the Jutland peninsula into Roman-controlled territory, and clashed with Rome and her allies.

Topics: instance of: war, has part(s): Battle of Burdigala, has part(s): Battle of Vercellae, named after: Cimbri

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cimbrian_War

### Hispania

Hispania was the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula.

Topics: instance of: historical region, instance of: geographic location, has part(s): Hispania Citerior, has part(s): Hispania Ulterior, country: Ancient Rome, country: Spain

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispania

### Dignitas (Roman concept)

Ancient Roman virtue

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dignitas_(Roman_concept)

### Gravitas

Ancient Roman virtue

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitas

### Auctoritas

Roman prestige; contrast with power, imperium

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auctoritas

### Cirta

Cirta, also known by various other names in antiquity, was the ancient Berber and Roman settlement which later became Constantine, Algeria.

Topics: instance of: archaeological site, instance of: Roman city, country: Kingdom of Numidia, country: Algeria

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirta

### Bocchus I

Bocchus, often referred to as Bocchus I for clarity, was king of Mauretania from c.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: monarch

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocchus_I

### Numidia

Numidia was the ancient Libyan kingdom of the indigenous Numidian Berbers in Northwest Africa during the Hellenistic period.

Topics: instance of: historical country, instance of: kingdom

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numidia

### Sallust

Gaius Sallustius Crispus, usually anglicised as Sallust, was a historian and politician of the Roman Republic from a plebeian family.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: historian, occupation: politician

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sallust

### Adherbal (king of Numidia)

Adherbal, son of Micipsa and grandson of Masinissa, was a king of Numidia between 118 till his murder in 112 BC.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: sovereign

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adherbal_(king_of_Numidia)

### Micipsa

Micipsa was the eldest legitimate son of Masinissa, the King of Numidia, a Berber kingdom in North Africa.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: sovereign

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micipsa

### Jugurtha

Jugurtha or Jugurthen was a king of Numidia, the ancient kingdom of the Numidians in northwest Africa.

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugurtha

### Sacrilege

Sacrilege is the violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object, site or person.

Topics: subclass of: insult, subclass of: religious crime

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrilege

### Proconsul

A proconsul was an official of ancient Rome who acted on behalf of a consul.

Topics: instance of: position, subclass of: promagistrate, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proconsul

### Toulouse

Toulouse is a city in Southern France, the prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania region.

Topics: instance of: commune of France, instance of: big city, country: France

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toulouse

### Volcae

The Volcae were a Celtic people, or group of peoples, attested from the 3rd century BC in widely separated parts of the Celtic world.

Topics: instance of: historical ethnic group, subclass of: Ancient Celts

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcae

### Gold of Tolosa

The Gold of Tolosa was a treasure hoard seized by the ancient Roman proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio from the Volcae town of Tolosa, modern-day Toulouse.

Topics: instance of: legend

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_of_Tolosa

### Jugurthine War

The Jugurthine War was an armed conflict between the Roman Republic and King Jugurtha of Numidia, a kingdom on the north African coast roughly corresponding to modern-day Algeria.

Topics: instance of: war

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugurthine_War

### Battle of Arausio

The Battle of Arausio took place on 6 October 105 BC, at a site between the town of Arausio, now Orange, Vaucluse, and the Rhône river, when two Roman armies, commanded by proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio and consul Gnaeus Mallius Maximus, suffered a major defeat at the hands of the Cimbri and Teuton migratory tribes who were led by Boiorix and Teutobod respectively.

Topics: instance of: battle, part of: Cimbrian War, country: France

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Arausio

### Senate of the Roman Republic

The Senate was the governing and advisory assembly of the aristocracy in the ancient Roman Republic.

Topics: instance of: Roman Senate, has part(s): Senator of the Roman Republic

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_the_Roman_Republic

### Roman citizenship

Citizenship in ancient Rome was a privileged political and legal status afforded to free individuals with respect to laws, property, and governance.

Topics: instance of: nationality law, subclass of: citizenship, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_citizenship

### Battle of Actium

The Battle of Actium was a naval battle fought between Octavian's maritime fleet, led by Marcus Agrippa, and the combined fleets of Mark Antony and Cleopatra.

Topics: instance of: naval battle, part of: Final War of the Roman Republic

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Actium

### Centuriate assembly

The centuriate assembly was a popular assembly of ancient Rome.

Topics: subclass of: Comitia

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centuriate_assembly

### Punic Wars

The Punic Wars were a series of wars fought between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire during the period 264 to 146 BC.

Topics: instance of: series of wars, instance of: war, has part(s): First Punic War, has part(s): Second Punic War

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punic_Wars

### Conflict of the Orders

The Conflict of the Orders, also called Struggle of the Orders, was a class war between the plebeians (commoners) and patricians (aristocrats) of the ancient Roman Republic lasting from 500 BC to 287 BC in which the plebeians sought political equality with the patricians.

Topics: instance of: social conflict, has part(s): secessio plebis, country: Roman Republic

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_of_the_Orders

### Twelve Tables

The Twelve Tables was the legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law.

Topics: instance of: statute, instance of: dodecad, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Tables

### Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was the era of classical Roman civilisation beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of Actium.

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic

### Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus was an ancient Roman statesman and general.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: politician, occupation: military personnel

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Caecilius_Metellus_Numidicus

### Lex Varia

The lex Varia was a law introduced by the Roman tribune Quintus Varius Severus in the year 90 BC.

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Varia

### Pontifex maximus

The pontifex maximus was the chief high priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome.

Topics: instance of: high priest, instance of: position, subclass of: ancient Roman priest, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontifex_maximus

### Quintus Sertorius

Quintus Sertorius was a Roman general and statesman who led a large-scale rebellion against the Roman Senate on the Iberian Peninsula.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: politician, occupation: military personnel

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Sertorius

### Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic.

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Caecilius_Metellus_Pius

### Gnaeus Mallius Maximus

Gnaeus Mallius Maximus was a Roman Republican politician and general.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: politician, occupation: military personnel

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnaeus_Mallius_Maximus

### Cimbri

The Cimbri were an ancient tribe in Europe.

Topics: instance of: historical ethnic group, part of: Germanic people

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cimbri

### Quintus Servilius Caepio (consul 106 BC)

Quintus Servilius Caepio was a Roman statesman and general, consul in 106 BC, and proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul in 105 BC.

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Servilius_Caepio_(consul_106_BC)

### Marcus Livius Drusus (consul)

Marcus Livius Drusus was a Roman politician who served as consul in 112 BC.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: politician, occupation: military personnel

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Livius_Drusus_(consul)

### Quintus Servilius Caepio (quaestor 103 BC)

Quintus Servilius Caepio was a Roman patrician, statesman and soldier.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: politician, occupation: military personnel

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Servilius_Caepio_(quaestor_103_BC)

### Marcus Livius Drusus (reformer)

Marcus Livius Drusus was a Roman politician and reformer.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: politician

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Livius_Drusus_(reformer)

### Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo

Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo "Vopiscus" was the younger son of Lucius Julius Caesar and his wife Popillia, and younger brother of Lucius Julius Caesar, consul in 90 BC.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: writer, occupation: ancient Roman priest

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Julius_Caesar_Strabo

### Asia (Roman province)

Asia was a Roman province covering most of western Asia Minor, which was created following the Roman Republic's annexation of the Attalid Kingdom in 133 BC.

Topics: instance of: Roman province, country: Roman Empire, country: Roman Republic

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_(Roman_province)

### Aurelia (mother of Caesar)

Aurelia was the mother of the Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: aristocrat

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurelia_(mother_of_Caesar)

### Roman Senate

The Roman Senate was the highest and constituting assembly of ancient Rome and its aristocracy.

Topics: instance of: legislature, instance of: aristocracy, subclass of: political institutions of ancient Rome, has part(s): ancient Roman senator, country: Ancient Rome, headquarters location: Curia Julia

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Senate

### Gaius Julius Caesar (governor of Asia)

Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman senator, a supporter of his brother-in-law, Gaius Marius, and the father of Roman statesman Julius Caesar.

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Julius_Caesar_(governor_of_Asia)

### Lucius Appuleius Saturninus

Roman populist and tribune (died 100 BC)

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Appuleius_Saturninus

### Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: orator, occupation: memoirist, cause of death: bleeding

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar

### Lucius Cornelius Cinna

Lucius Cornelius Cinna was a four-time consul of the Roman republic.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: politician, occupation: military personnel

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Cornelius_Cinna

### Patronage in ancient Rome

Patronage (clientela) was the distinctive relationship in ancient Roman society between the patronus ('patron') and their cliens ('client').

Topics: subclass of: relation, named after: patronus

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronage_in_ancient_Rome

### Lex agraria (111 BC)

The lex agraria of 111 BC is an epigraphically-attested Roman law on the distribution and holding of public land.

Topics: instance of: Lex

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_agraria_(111_BC)

### Tribune of the plebs

Tribune of the plebs, tribune of the people or plebeian tribune was the first office of the Roman state that was open to the plebeians, and was, throughout the history of the Republic, the most important check on the power of the Roman Senate and magistrates.

Topics: instance of: position, subclass of: magistratus plebeius, part of: cursus honorum, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribune_of_the_plebs

### Gracchi brothers

The Gracchi brothers were two brothers who lived during the beginning of the late Roman Republic: Tiberius Gracchus and Gaius Gracchus.

Topics: instance of: brother duo, has part(s): Tiberius Gracchus, has part(s): Gaius Gracchus, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracchi_brothers

### List of Roman consuls

This is a list of consuls known to have held office, from the beginning of the Roman Republic to the latest use of the title in Imperial times, together with those magistrates of the Republic who were appointed in place of consuls, or who superseded consular authority for a limited period.

Topics: instance of: Wikimedia list article, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_consuls

### Optimates and populares

The two primary political factions in the late Roman Republic.

Topics: political faction, history

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimates_and_populares

### Proletariat

The proletariat is the socioeconomic class of wage laborers, members of a capitalist society whose most significant economic value is their labour power.

Topics: instance of: social class, named after: proletarii

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proletariat

### Gaius Marius

A Roman general and statesman who held the consulship a record seven times.

Topics: historical figure, roman politician

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Marius

### Marcus Licinius Crassus

Marcus Licinius Crassus was a Roman general and statesman who played a key role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: politician, occupation: military personnel

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus

### Pompey

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a Roman general and statesman who was prominent in the final decades of the Roman Republic.

Topics: instance of: human, occupation: politician, occupation: military personnel, cause of death: stab wound

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompey

### Roman dictator

A Roman dictator was an extraordinary magistrate of the Roman Republic, endowed with full authority to resolve some specific problem to which he had been assigned.

Topics: instance of: elective office, subclass of: Roman magistrate, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dictator

### Mithridatic Wars

The Mithridatic Wars were three conflicts fought between the Roman Republic and the Pontic kingdom of Mithridates VI Eupator.

Topics: instance of: war, has part(s): First Mithridatic War, has part(s): Second Mithridatic War, named after: Mithridates VI of Pontus

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridatic_Wars

### Constitutional reforms of Sulla

The constitutional reforms of Sulla were a series of laws enacted by Lucius Cornelius Sulla between 82 and 80 BC, reforming the constitution of the Roman Republic in a revolutionary way.

Topics: instance of: statute, country: Roman Republic

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_reforms_of_Sulla

### Battle of the Colline Gate

The Battle of the Colline Gate, fought on 1 November 82 BC, was the decisive battle of the civil war between Lucius Cornelius Sulla and the Marians, Samnites and Lucanians.

Topics: instance of: battle, part of: list of Roman civil wars and revolts, part of: Sulla's Civil War, country: Italy

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Colline_Gate

### Sulla's proscription

Sulla's proscription was a reprisal campaign by the Roman proconsul and later dictator, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, to eliminate his enemies in the aftermath of his victory in the civil war of 83–82 BC.

Topics: instance of: proscription, part of: Proscription in ancient Rome, country: Roman Republic

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulla's_proscription

### Sulla

A Roman general and statesman who became dictator and enacted significant constitutional reforms.

Topics: historical figure, roman politician

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulla

### Historical fiction

Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictitious plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events.

Topics: instance of: fiction genre, subclass of: fiction, has part(s): historical film, has part(s): historical television series

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_fiction

### Social War (91–87 BC)

The Social War, also known as the Italian War or the Marsic War, was fought between the Roman Republic and several of its autonomous allies, largely from 91 to 88 BC in Italy, with some holdouts persisting until 87 BC.

Topics: instance of: war, has part(s): Battle of Acerrae, has part(s): Battle of Canusium, country: Italy, named after: allies

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_War_(91%E2%80%9387_BC)

### The First Man in Rome

The first novel in Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series, detailing the rise of Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla.

Topics: novel, historical fiction, masters of rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Man_in_Rome

### Capite censi

Capite censi were the lowest class of citizens in ancient Rome, people not of the nobility or middle classes.

Topics: instance of: social class

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capite_censi

### Land reform

Land reform refers to the process of changing who owns agricultural land and who has the right to use these lands.

Topics: subclass of: agrarian reform

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reform

### Aquila (Roman)

An aquila was a prominent symbol used in ancient Rome, especially as the standard of a Roman legion.

Topics: instance of: emblem, subclass of: military flag, country: Ancient Rome, named after: eagle

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquila_(Roman)

### Cohort (military unit)

A cohort was a standard tactical military unit of a Roman legion.

Topics: subclass of: Roman military unit, country: Ancient Rome

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohort_(military_unit)

### Marian reforms

A series of military reforms initiated by Gaius Marius that transformed the Roman army.

Topics: military history, reform

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_reforms

### Colleen McCullough

An Australian author best known for her historical fiction series, the Masters of Rome.

Topics: author, novelist

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen_McCullough

### Masters of Rome

A series of seven historical novels by Colleen McCullough that chronicle the fall of the Roman Republic.

Topics: book series, historical fiction

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_Rome

## Relationships

- Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (consul 115 BC) — related_to → Battle of Actium: Historical figures of the Roman Republic
- Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (consul 115 BC) — related_to → Marcus Livius Drusus (consul): Political colleagues as censors
- Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (consul 115 BC) — related_to → Cicero: Cicero's historical assessment of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
- Livia (mother of Cato) — related_to → Roman historiography: Livia Drusa's family connection to Cato the Elder
- Livia (mother of Cato) — related_to → Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo: Contemporary Roman figures of the late Republic
- Livia (mother of Cato) — related_to → Aurelia (mother of Caesar): Contemporary Roman matrons of the late Republic
- Metrobius — related_to → Infamia: Legal and social status affecting actors
- Metrobius — related_to → Plutarch: Biographical chronicler of his life
- Metrobius — related_to → Cicero: Contemporary source of biographical information
- Metrobius — related_to → Theatre of ancient Rome: Professional context of his career
- Metrobius — related_to → Sulla: Personal patron and romantic partner
- Metrobius — related_to → Mos maiorum: Cultural standard challenged by his public life
- Metrobius — related_to → Ancient Rome: Political and social environment of his life
- Publius Rutilius Rufus — related_to → Posidonius: utilized the historical works of Rutilius Rufus
- Publius Rutilius Rufus — related_to → Roman historiography: contributed to this field through his own historical writings
- Publius Rutilius Rufus — related_to → Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex: was his close associate and fellow reformer in Asia
- Publius Rutilius Rufus — related_to → Stoicism: was the philosophical framework that guided his conduct in exile
- Publius Rutilius Rufus — related_to → Smyrna: served as his place of exile and intellectual refuge
- Publius Rutilius Rufus — related_to → Exile: suffered political exile due to his opposition to Saturninus
- Publius Rutilius Rufus — related_to → Lucius Appuleius Saturninus: was a primary political antagonist during his career
- Publius Rutilius Rufus — related_to → Cursus honorum: followed this traditional career path to reach the consulship
- Publius Rutilius Rufus — related_to → List of Roman consuls: held this office in 105 BC
- Publius Rutilius Rufus — related_to → Equites: constituted the political class that prosecuted him
- Publius Rutilius Rufus — related_to → Publicani: targeted him for his efforts to limit their provincial exploitation
- College of Pontiffs — related_to → Flamen: Supervised by the College of Pontiffs
- College of Pontiffs — related_to → Augur: Collaborative religious body in the Roman state
- College of Pontiffs — related_to → Lex Ogulnia: Expanded membership of the College of Pontiffs
- College of Pontiffs — related_to → Vestal Virgin: Subject to the authority of the Pontifex Maximus
- College of Pontiffs — related_to → Fasti: Managed by the College of Pontiffs
- College of Pontiffs — related_to → Rex Sacrorum: Religious successor to the Roman monarchy
- College of Pontiffs — related_to → Mos maiorum: Preserved by the College of Pontiffs
- College of Pontiffs — related_to → Pontifex maximus: Head of the College of Pontiffs
- Cursus honorum — related_to → Imperium: legal authority granted by specific cursus honorum offices
- Cursus honorum — related_to → Lex Villia Annalis: legislative regulation of the cursus honorum
- Cursus honorum — related_to → Roman censor: prestigious office held after the consulship
- Cursus honorum — related_to → Quaestor: entry-level office of the cursus honorum
- Cursus honorum — related_to → Aedile: optional administrative office in the cursus honorum
- Cursus honorum — related_to → Praetor: senior magistracy within the cursus honorum
- Cursus honorum — related_to → Roman consul: highest office in the cursus honorum
- Cursus honorum — related_to → Tribune: alternative political career path
- Cursus honorum — related_to → Roman dictator: extraordinary office outside the standard cursus honorum
- Cursus honorum — related_to → Proconsul: extension of authority for former cursus honorum magistrates
- Cursus honorum — related_to → Roman Senate: governing body populated by cursus honorum veterans
- Equites — related_to → Roman censor: regulatory body for equestrian membership
- Equites — related_to → Gaius Gracchus: political champion of the equestrian order
- Equites — related_to → Lex Roscia theatralis: legislative recognition of equestrian social status
- Equites — related_to → Equus publicus: defining privilege of the equestrian class
- Equites — related_to → Augustus (title): formalized the equestrian order as a distinct administrative class
- Equites — related_to → Lex Claudia de nave senatoris: legal restriction on equestrian commercial activity
- Equites — related_to → Publicani: primary economic role of the equestrian order
- Equites — related_to → Cursus honorum: career path often pursued by wealthy equites
- Equites — related_to → Optimates and populares: political factions that courted equestrian support
- Equites — related_to → Proletariat: social opposite of the equestrian class
- Equites — related_to → Roman Senate: political counterpart and frequent rival
- Socii — related_to → Lex Plautia Papiria: extended citizenship to individuals within allied communities
- Socii — related_to → Municipium: form of incorporation for former allied towns
- Socii — related_to → Dediticii: communities surrendered unconditionally to Rome
- Socii — related_to → Socii navales: maritime allies providing naval support
- Socii — related_to → Latin rights: intermediate legal status between socii and Roman citizens
- Socii — related_to → Foederati: synonymous status of treaty-bound allies
- Socii — related_to → Lex Julia: granted Roman citizenship to loyal Italian allies
- Socii — related_to → Roman Republic: the governing power over the socii
- Socii — related_to → Roman citizenship: the primary political objective of the socii
- Socii — related_to → Social War (91–87 BC): conflict driven by the socii's demand for citizenship
- Cimbrian War — has_participant → Tigurini: Tigurini participated in Cimbrian War
- Cimbrian War — has_participant → Ambrones: Ambrones participated in Cimbrian War
- Cimbrian War — has_participant → Teutons: Teutons participated in Cimbrian War
- Cimbrian War — has_participant → Cimbri: Cimbri participated in Cimbrian War
- Cimbrian War — has_participant → Ancient Rome: Ancient Rome participated in Cimbrian War
- Cimbrian War — related_to → Jutland: geographic origin of the Cimbri and Teutons
- Cimbrian War — related_to → Quintus Lutatius Catulus (consul 102 BC): co-commander with Marius at Vercellae
- Cimbrian War — related_to → Lucius Cassius Longinus (consul 107 BC): Roman commander defeated by the Tigurini
- Cimbrian War — related_to → Battle of Vercellae: final conflict ending the Cimbrian War
- Cimbrian War — related_to → Battle of Aquae Sextiae: decisive Roman victory against the Teutons and Ambrones
- Cimbrian War — related_to → Capite censi: new source of military recruitment for Marius
- Cimbrian War — related_to → Marian reforms: military restructuring necessitated by the Cimbrian War
- Cimbrian War — related_to → Battle of Arausio: catastrophic Roman defeat during the Cimbrian War
- Auctoritas — related_to → Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus: Auctoritas as a defining trait of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
- Optimates and populares — related_to → Auctoritas: Auctoritas as a tool for political legitimacy in the Optimates and Populares conflict
- Conflict of the Orders — related_to → Auctoritas: Auctoritas patrum as a mechanism of patrician control in the Conflict of the Orders
- Dignitas (Roman concept) — contrasts_with → Capite censi: Social stratification and the acquisition of Dignitas
- Dignitas (Roman concept) — related_to → Aquila (Roman): The aquila as a symbol of Roman dignitas
- Dignitas (Roman concept) — related_to → Gravitas: Core Roman virtues of social and personal character
- Jugurtha — related_to → Cirta: Site of the siege and massacre of Adherbal
- Jugurtha — related_to → Bocchus I: Father-in-law and betrayer of Jugurtha
- Jugurtha — related_to → Numidia: Ancient kingdom ruled by Jugurtha
- Jugurtha — related_to → Sallust: Primary historical source for the life of Jugurtha
- Jugurtha — related_to → Adherbal (king of Numidia): Rival claimant and victim of Jugurtha
- Jugurtha — related_to → Micipsa: Adoptive father and predecessor as King of Numidia
- Jugurtha — related_to → Sulla: Roman commander who captured Jugurtha
- Jugurtha — related_to → Gaius Marius: Roman general who defeated Jugurtha
- Jugurtha — related_to → Roman Senate: Political body that Jugurtha bribed and defied
- Jugurtha — related_to → Jugurthine War: Conflict defining Jugurtha's reign and historical legacy
- Gold of Tolosa — related_to → Sacrilege: legal and religious charge against the seizure
- Gold of Tolosa — related_to → Proconsul: official title of the treasure's captor
- Gold of Tolosa — related_to → Toulouse: modern location of the ancient town of Tolosa
- Gold of Tolosa — related_to → Volcae: original owners of the treasure hoard
- Gold of Tolosa — related_to → Cimbrian War: context of the military campaign
- Gold of Tolosa — related_to → Roman Senate: political body that oversaw the aftermath
- Gold of Tolosa — related_to → Battle of Arausio: catastrophic event linked to the treasure's curse
- Roman Republic — related_to → Roman citizenship: defining legal status of the Republic
- Roman Republic — related_to → Battle of Actium: decisive event ending the Republic
- Roman Republic — related_to → Centuriate assembly: primary legislative and electoral assembly
- Roman Republic — related_to → Punic Wars: series of conflicts defining Mediterranean hegemony
- Roman Republic — related_to → Conflict of the Orders: political struggle between social classes
- Roman Republic — related_to → Twelve Tables: foundational legal code
- Roman Republic — related_to → Cursus honorum: sequential order of public offices
- Roman Republic — related_to → Roman dictator: extraordinary emergency executive office
- Roman Republic — related_to → Optimates and populares: opposing political factions
- Roman Republic — related_to → Sulla: dictator who dismantled republican norms
- Roman Republic — related_to → Gaius Marius: military reformer and populist leader
- Roman Republic — related_to → Gracchi brothers: instigators of agrarian reform crises
- Roman Republic — related_to → Tribune of the plebs: magistrate representing the common people
- Roman Republic — related_to → Roman Senate: central deliberative and advisory body
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius — related_to → Hispania: primary theater of operations
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius — related_to → Lex Varia: legislative context of his career
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius — related_to → Pontifex maximus: held the highest religious office
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius — related_to → Quintus Sertorius: primary military adversary
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius — related_to → Sertorian War: major military command
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius — related_to → Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus: father and political mentor
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius — related_to → Optimates and populares: factional affiliation
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius — related_to → Roman Senate: political institution
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius — related_to → Gaius Marius: political rival
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius — related_to → Pompey: military collaborator
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius — related_to → Sulla: political ally
- Quintus Servilius Caepio (consul 106 BC) — related_to → Cimbri: primary adversary in his final military campaign
- Quintus Servilius Caepio (consul 106 BC) — related_to → Gnaeus Mallius Maximus: co-commander at the Battle of Arausio
- Quintus Servilius Caepio (consul 106 BC) — related_to → Gold of Tolosa: alleged embezzlement scandal involving his command
- Quintus Servilius Caepio (consul 106 BC) — related_to → Battle of Arausio: catastrophic military defeat under his command
- Quintus Servilius Caepio (consul 106 BC) — related_to → Lucius Appuleius Saturninus: political prosecutor who pursued his exile
- Quintus Servilius Caepio (consul 106 BC) — related_to → Cimbrian War: the conflict defining his final proconsulship
- Quintus Servilius Caepio (consul 106 BC) — related_to → Gaius Marius: political beneficiary of his military failure
- Quintus Servilius Caepio (consul 106 BC) — related_to → Equites: political rivals targeted by his legislation
- Marcus Livius Drusus (reformer) — related_to → Equites: target of judicial reform proposals
- Marcus Livius Drusus (reformer) — related_to → Quintus Servilius Caepio (quaestor 103 BC): political rival and former brother-in-law
- Marcus Livius Drusus (reformer) — related_to → Socii: primary beneficiaries of Drusus's citizenship proposals
- Marcus Livius Drusus (reformer) — related_to → Marcus Livius Drusus (consul): father and political predecessor
- Marcus Livius Drusus (reformer) — related_to → Senate of the Roman Republic: primary institution of opposition to his reforms
- Marcus Livius Drusus (reformer) — related_to → Optimates and populares: political factions defining his reformist struggle
- Marcus Livius Drusus (reformer) — related_to → Tribune of the plebs: office used to advance his legislative agenda
- Marcus Livius Drusus (reformer) — related_to → Gracchi brothers: predecessors in using the tribunate for radical reform
- Marcus Livius Drusus (reformer) — related_to → Social War (91–87 BC): conflict directly precipitated by the failure of his reforms
- Gaius Julius Caesar (governor of Asia) — related_to → Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo: relative and contemporary Roman politician
- Gaius Julius Caesar (governor of Asia) — related_to → Asia (Roman province): administrative region governed by the subject
- Gaius Julius Caesar (governor of Asia) — related_to → Aurelia (mother of Caesar): spouse of the subject and mother of Julius Caesar
- Gaius Julius Caesar (governor of Asia) — related_to → Roman Senate: governing body where the subject served as a senator
- Gaius Julius Caesar (governor of Asia) — related_to → Julius Caesar: son of the subject and famous Roman statesman
- Gaius Julius Caesar (governor of Asia) — related_to → Optimates and populares: political factions defining the subject's era
- Gaius Julius Caesar (governor of Asia) — related_to → Gaius Marius: brother-in-law and political patron of the subject
- Optimates and populares — related_to → Patronage in ancient Rome: Social system underpinning political factionalism
- Optimates and populares — related_to → Lex agraria (111 BC): Legislative focus of the Populares
- Optimates and populares — related_to → Social War (91–87 BC): Conflict exacerbated by political factionalism
- Optimates and populares — related_to → Tribune of the plebs: Key political office used by Populares
- Optimates and populares — related_to → Senate of the Roman Republic: Primary institutional target of Populares challenges
- Optimates and populares — related_to → Gracchi brothers: Foundational figures of the Populares movement
- Optimates and populares — related_to → Land reform: Core policy issue dividing the factions
- Optimates and populares — related_to → Capite censi: Social group mobilized by the Populares
- Gaius Marius — related_to → Lucius Cornelius Cinna: Political ally and co-consul
- Gaius Marius — related_to → List of Roman consuls: Political office and record-breaking tenure
- Gaius Marius — related_to → Proscription: Political tool of violence
- Gaius Marius — related_to → Social War (91–87 BC): Military service and political tension
- Gaius Marius — related_to → Cimbrian War: Military command and political catalyst
- Gaius Marius — related_to → Proletariat: Recruitment base for reforms
- Gaius Marius — related_to → Jugurthine War: Rise to prominence
- Sulla — related_to → Marcus Licinius Crassus: Key ally in the Sullan faction
- Sulla — related_to → Pompey: Protégé and military ally
- Sulla — related_to → Roman dictator: Extraordinary political office held
- Sulla — related_to → Mithridatic Wars: Major military campaign
- Sulla — related_to → Constitutional reforms of Sulla: Legislative legacy of his dictatorship
- Sulla — related_to → Battle of the Colline Gate: Decisive victory for Sulla
- Sulla — related_to → Sulla's proscription: Instrument of political control
- Sulla — related_to → Social War (91–87 BC): Military command during the conflict
- Sulla — related_to → Masters of Rome: Fictional portrayal
- Sulla — related_to → Gaius Marius: Primary political and military rival
- The First Man in Rome — related_to → Historical fiction: literary genre of the source
- The First Man in Rome — related_to → Cimbrian War: military campaign defining the early career of Marius
- The First Man in Rome — related_to → Marcus Livius Drusus (reformer): key political antagonist and reformer
- The First Man in Rome — related_to → Jugurthine War: historical backdrop for the rise of Gaius Marius
- The First Man in Rome — related_to → Social War (91–87 BC): major historical conflict depicted in the series
- The First Man in Rome — related_to → Julius Caesar: central figure in the series' later narrative arc
- The First Man in Rome — related_to → Marian reforms: central military development depicted in the plot
- The First Man in Rome — related_to → Colleen McCullough: author of the novel
- Marian reforms — related_to → Land reform: Political mechanism for soldier retirement
- Marian reforms — related_to → Aquila (Roman): Symbol of legionary identity and unity
- Marian reforms — related_to → Cohort (military unit): Standardized tactical unit introduced by the reforms
- Marian reforms — related_to → Jugurthine War: Context for the implementation of military reforms
- Marian reforms — related_to → Capite censi: Recruitment base for the new professional Roman army
- Marian reforms — related_to → Optimates and populares: Political factions divided by the consequences of the reforms
- Marian reforms — related_to → Sulla: Political rival who utilized the reformed military system
- Sulla — related_to → Optimates and populares: Political alignment
- Gaius Marius — related_to → Optimates and populares: Political alignment
- Gaius Marius — causes → Marian reforms: Initiator of reforms
- The First Man in Rome — related_to → Sulla: Features historical figure
- The First Man in Rome — related_to → Gaius Marius: Features historical figure
- Colleen McCullough — related_to → Masters of Rome: Author of the series
- The First Man in Rome — part_of → Masters of Rome: First volume of the series