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Explore Plutarch's Lives Volume IX, featuring the compelling parallel biographies of four monumental figures: Demetrius I of Macedon and Mark Antony, alongside the formidable King Pyrrhus of Epirus and the Roman general Gaius Marius. This segment delves into their strategic triumphs, political struggles, and personal lives, offering invaluable insights into ancient Greek and Roman history through Plutarch's renowned historical accounts.

Gaius Marius was a pivotal figure whose extraordinary rise saw him hailed as Rome's saviour for his military reforms and victories that protected the Republic. However, his later political struggles and the unprecedented nature of his many consulships ultimately contributed to the turmoil that foreshadowed the Republic's eventual decline.