Marius

American  

[mair-ee-uhs, mar-] / ˈmɛər i əs, ˈmær- /

noun

1. Gaius, c155–86 b.c., Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.

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Marius British  

/ ˈmɛərɪəs, ˈmærɪəs /

noun

1. Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs). ?155–86 _bc , Roman general and consul. He defeated Jugurtha, the Cimbri, and the Teutons (107–101), but his rivalry with Sulla caused civil war (88). He was exiled but returned (87) and took Rome

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Marius

They knew that Roman strongmen like Marius and Caesar had been products of democracy—demagogues lifted up by the passions of the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Marius Borg Høiby, who was born from an earlier relationship, is appealing against the conviction.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Marius Buleandra, a member of Anthropic’s applied AI team, gave a presentation about how the company integrated AI into its everyday processes and how other companies can do the same.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

"People are scared to come here," says Romanian national Marius Boros, who moved to the UK 13 years ago and now runs a grocery shop on Dudley High Street.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

But now it was humid out, his childhood asthma acting up, and Marius was feeling unhappy and unwell when I came roller-skating by.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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