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Sulla - Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Lucius Cornelius Sulla (representing the Optimates) and Marius (for the Populares) competed for military glory. Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a Roman dictator.

Sulla
Basic information on the Roman military leader and dictator Sulla.

Roman Military Leaders
Profiles of Roman military leaders Agrippa, Brutus, Camillus, Cincinnatus, Horatius, Marius, Scipio Africanus, Stilicho, and Sulla.

Proscription
Proscription was developed by Sulla as a legal or extra-legal way to dispose of his enemies and collect his enemies' property.

Roman Revolution and Civil Wars
From Sanderson Beck. Details of the competition between Marius and Sulla and the events after Marius' death leading to the re-establishment of the aristocratic senate.

91-86 B.C. - Sulla and the Social War
The Social War was a war between Rome and her allies in Italy. Many major Roman figures were involved, but Sulla played a major role.

88-63 B.C. - Mithradates and the Mithridatic Wars
Mithradates was a king in Asia Minor with Persian and Hellenic ancestors who proved resourceful, a long-term distraction from domestic Roman turmoil, but ultimately was no match for the Romans.

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