L. N. M. Macedonia, kingdom of, [107] ; under Augustus, [289] . Macedonian War, [135] . Macrinus, Emperor, [322] ; defeated by Elagabalus, [322] . Macrobius, [350] . Mæcenas, C. Cilnius, [286] . Mælius, Sp., slain, [42] . Magister Equitum, [28 (note)] . Magna Græcia, [6] , [60] . Mamertini, [69] . Manilian Law, Cicero's address in favor of, [217] . Manilius, C., Tribune, [210] . Manipuli , [122] .Manlius, M., saves the Capitol, [47] ; patron of the poor, [48] ; his fate, [49] . Manlius Torquatus, L., [218] , [220] . Manlius Torquatus, T., legend of, [48] ; and of his son, [55] . Manlius Vulso, Cn., defeats the Galatians, and afterward, in conjunction with commissioners, concludes a peace with Antiochus, and settles the affairs of Asia, [111] , [112] . Marcellinus, Ammianus, [348] . Marcellus, [292] . Marcellus, M., Consul, arrives in Sicily, [93] ; takes Leontini, [93] ; invests Syracuse, where he is baffled by Archimedes, [93] , but finally captures it, [94] ; takes Salapia, [96] ; defeated and slain in Lucania, [97] . Marcius, C., Coriolanus, [32] . Marcomanni defeat Verus, [315] . Marius, C., early life, [161] ; in Spain with Scipio, [146] , [162] ; elected Tribune, [162] ; sends the Consul Metellus to prison, [162] ; elected Prætor, [162] ; marries Julia, sister of C. Julius Cæsar the elder, [162] ; accompanies Metellus to Africa, [164] ; returns to Rome, and is elected Consul, with command in Numidia, [166] ; repulses a combined attack of Jugurtha and Bocchus, [167] ; attaches Bocchus to the Romans, and takes Jugurtha prisoner, both by the agency of his Quæstor Sulla, [167] ; elected Consul during his absence, and returns to Rome, leading Jugurtha in triumph, [168] ; reorganizes the army, [170] ; elected Consul a third and fourth time, [170] ; defeats and destroys the Cimbri, Teutones, and Ambrones, [171] ; elected Consul a fifth time, and has a Triumph, [171] ; enters into a compact with Saturninus and Glaucia, [173] ; and is elected Consul a sixth time, [173] , [174] ; loses reputation, and sets sail for Cappadocia and Galatia, [175] ; in the Social War, [179] ; is surpassed by Sulla, [180] ; intrigues to obtain the command against Mithridates, [181] ; is opposed by Sulla, who enters Rome with his army, and Marius makes his escape, [183] ; his sufferings, risks, and return to Rome with Cinna, [185] ; his conquests, and the massacres in Rome, [185] ; in conjunction with Cinna elects himself Consul for the seventh time, [185] ; his death, [185] . Marius, the younger, defeated by Sulla, [192] ; orders his opponents to be put to death, [192] ; embarks for Africa, [192] ; puts an end to his own life, [193] . Marrucini, [3] . Marsi, [3] . Marsic or Social War, [178-80] . Martialis, M. Valerius, [346] . Masinissa, enters into treaty with Scipio, [101] ; assists Scipio, [103] ; aids Scipio to defeat Hasdrubal and Syphax, [103] ; marries, and soon afterward kills Sophonisba, [103-4] . Massilia, [287] . Maximin, Emperor, [323] . Maximus, Valerius, [346] . Mediterranean Sea infested with pirates, [209] . Memmius, C., murdered, [174] . Menapii defeated by Cæsar, [231] . Menenius Agrippa, fable told by, [31] . Mesopotamia added to the Roman empire, [329] . Messala, M. Valerius, [286] . Messana, [69] . Metellus Celer, [221] . Metellus, L., defeats the Carthaginians at Panormus, [73] . Metellus (Macedonicus), Q., [145] . [166] ;superseded by Marius, [166] . Metellus, Q., Consul, [224] . Military Tribunes appointed, [41] . Mimes, [275] . Mithridates V., king of Pontus, assassinated, [186] . Mithridates VI., king of Pontus, early life, [186] ; conquests and alliances, [187-8] ; orders a massacre of Romans and Italians in the cities of Asia, [188] ; defeated by L. Valerius Flaccus and by Sulla, [188-9] ; obtains peace on hard conditions, [189] ; defeats Murena on the Halys, [205] ; makes peace with Rome, and evacuates Cappadocia, [205] ; renews the war with Rome, [206] ; overruns Bithynia, and defeats Cotta, [200] ; retreats before Lucullus into Pontus, [207] ; defeated by Lucullus at Cabira, and takes refuge in Armenia, [207] ; defeats Fabius and Triarius, [208] ; unites with Tigranes, when they overrun Pontus and Cappadocia, [209] ; is defeated by Pompey, [211] ; escapes into the Cimmerian Bosporos, [211] ; conspiracy of his son Pharnaces, [213] ; his death, [213] . Mithridatic Wars: First, [183-9] ; Second, [205] ; Third, [205-13] . Moorish Dartmen, [124] . Morini defeated by Cæsar, [231] . Mucius Scævola, C., [27] . Mulvian bridge, battle of the, [199] . Murena, L., invades Cappadocia and Pontus, [205] ; is opposed by Mithridates, and defeated, [205] .