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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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 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

Raised by a single mother in Korogocho, one of Nairobi's poorest informal settlements, Marius describes himself as "something like illiterate", and sees few options in a country where 40 percent live below the poverty line.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Høiby was six when she said of the crown prince and princess: "When they have a child, poor Marius will be nothing."

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

My father forbade me to talk to Marius Grimes in April, a damp, cool-headed month in Michigan.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides