Five civil wars and more in twenty years drained the life-blood of Rome and involved the whole world in strife and anarchy. […] the two wars, cf. […] Instead, he would set out for the wars again, to Macedonia and to the eastern frontier of the Empire. […] Some fell in the wars, like Gabinius and Curio: the survivors expected an accession of wealth, dignity and power. […] The family appears to have sided with Marius in the civil wars, suffering in consequence.