Rome's Saviour Gaius Marius

Marius Amid the Ruins of Carthage by John Vanderlyn.

"And there is nothing a Roman soldier enjoys more than the sight of his commanding officer openly eating the same bread as him, or lying on a plain straw mattress, or lending a hand to dig a ditch or raise a palisade. What they admire in a leader is the willingness to share the danger and the hardship, rather than the ability to win them honor and wealth. They are more fond of officers who are prepared to make efforts alongside them than they are of those who let them take things easy."

Plutarch, Marius