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Who commanded the Roman forces alongside Gaius Marius at the Battle of Vercellae?
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Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius on the Ruins of Carthage, engraving by John Vanderlyn, 1842.
At the Battle of Vercellae in 101 BCE, the Roman forces were commanded by Gaius Marius alongside the consul Quintus Lutatius Catulus.123
Although the two commanders celebrated a joint triumph for their victory over the Cimbri, the relationship between them was strained. Marius claimed the primary credit for the success, which led to significant friction and eventually caused Catulus to align himself with Marius's political rival, Lucius Cornelius Sulla.21