Sulla

American

[suhl-uh] / ˈsʌl ə /

noun

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, 138–78 b.c., Roman general and statesman: dictator 82–79.

Sulla British

/ ˈsʌlə /

noun

full name Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix. 138–78 _bc , Roman general and dictator (82–79). He introduced reforms to strengthen the power of the Senate

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What does this feature of their own history suggest about their reaction to the stresses on the Republic in the second century BCE and to the rise of military leaders like Sulla?

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Sulla, then outside Rome with his client army, convinced his soldiers to choose personal loyalty to their general and his promise of land over their allegiance to Rome, and they marched on the city.

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When Sulla took control, Caesar lost much of his influence, but by 69 BCE he was making a political comeback and winning the support of populares in Rome.

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He had served under Sulla, achieved popularity in Rome by fighting against Spartacus, and used the support of disaffected wealthy Romans such as publicans to amass a huge fortune.

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He not only exonerated Roscius, but went on the attack against his two accusers, rounding on a known favorite of the then-dictator Sulla.

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