Talk:Marian reforms

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Sources would be well appreciated. Lucius Domitius 20:34, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Marian??

It is generally known as the Marius Reforms (at least in the UK). I cant say I've heard it with this variant before. After all he is known as Marius, not Marian. -- RND   ^talk  10:49, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Presumably 'Marian' is an adjective, so it's effectively the same as saying 'the reforms of Marius'. 80.47.203.38 11:17, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

I think its more likely that its an anglicised name of Marius. I much prefer Marius though. -- RND  T  C  17:34, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

I've always read it as the "adjectival form" of the name Marius. - Vedexent 06:18, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, that's definitely what it is. One doesn't speak of the "Julius calendar" but of the "Julian calendar"; likewise with "Marius" and "Marian." It certainly should remain as is.

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I added the External Links header to follow standard wiki layout. The link was almost lost with just [1] showing. -- RND   ^talk  11:03, 29 June 2006 (UTC)