a nephew of C. Marius, and tribune of the soldiers in the Cimbric war, B. C. 111 --106, was slain by his tent-comrade, Trebonius, for attempting a criminal assault upon him. Marius acquitted and commended Trebonius. (Plut. Mar. 14; Cic. pro Mil. 4; Schol. Bob.pro Mil. p. 279, Orelli; V. Max. 6.1.12.)
[W.B.D]A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890