Marius (Disambiguation)
Marius is a name that can refer to:
*
Gaius Marius (157 BC �" 86 BC), Roman general.
*
Gaius Marius the Younger (Rome 110 BC/108 BC – Praeneste 80 BC), son of the previous.
*
Marius Urzică, a Romanian Gymnast
*
Simon Marius, a German astronomer.
Fictional:* Marius Pontmercy, a principal character in
Les Misérables*
Marius de Romanus, a character in
the Vampire Chronicles universe created by Anne Rice.
The name Marius is derived from either the Roman
Mars (God of War), or else from the Latin root
mas, maris meaning "male". Often thought to be from the Roman "mar" (of the sea).
