place
Arpinum
also: Arpinum
A hill town of Latium, birthplace of Gaius Marius (and later of Cicero); Sallust marks Marius's provincial origin against the city-bred nobility.
Reading notes
- The Jugurthine War §63 Arpinum
A Latin hill town, Marius's birthplace, marking him as a provincial 'new man' set against the city-bred nobility.