How was one of the cheif figures of the Catilinarian conspiracy connected to a general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic?
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura Publius Cornelius Lentulus, nicknamed Sura, (114 BC – 5 December 63 BC) was one of the chief figures in the Catilinarian conspiracy and also a stepfather of Mark Antony.
Gaius Marius the Younger Gaius Marius Minor, also known in English as Marius the Younger or informally "the younger Marius" (110 BC/108 BC – 82 BC), was a Roman general and politician who became consul in 82 BC alongside Gnaeus Papirius Carbo. He committed suicide that same year at Praeneste, after his defeat at the hands of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.