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Marius is a Roman name 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). In Christian times, it was syncretized as a masculine form of the unrelated feminine given name Maria, from the Hebrew Miriam, Aramaic variant Mariam, and used alongside it. It is a name that can refer to:

Marius (crater), a lunar impact crater
Marius (film), written by Marcel Pagnol.
"Marius" (Anderson), a science fiction story by Poul Anderson.

Roman name:

Gaius Marius (157 BC — 86 BC), Roman general

Gaius Marius the Younger, son of Gaius Marius

Gaius Marius Victorinus (4th century) Roman philosopher

Marcus Aurelius Marius, (d.268), Gallic Emperor

Marius Maximus (fl. early 3rd century), Roman senator and biographer of Emperors Surname:

Clinton Marius (b.1966), South African performer and writer

Johann Simon Mayr (1763-1845), German composer

Richard Marius (1933-1999), Reformation scholar

Simon Marius (1573–1624), German astronomer (Simon Mayr) Given name:

Marius Borg Høiby (b.1997), first child of Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway

Marius Constant (1925-2004), French composer and conductor

Marius Ebbers (b.1978), German footballer

Marius Fekete (b.1959), Romanian politician

Marius Lăcătuş (b.1964), Romanian footballer

Marius von Mayenburg (b.1972), German actor and playwright

Marius Müller-Westernhagen (b.1948), German musician and actor

Marius Petipa (1819-1910), French-Russian ballet dancer / choreographer

Marius Trésor, French footballer

Marius Urzică, Romanian gymnast Fiction:

Marius the Epicurean, novel and its hero by Walter Pater

Marius Pontmercy, a principal character in Les Misérables

Marius de Romanus, a character in the Vampire Chronicles universe created by Anne Rice.

Marius, the narrator of Diablo II cutscenes

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