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Sulla

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Also known as Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, LVCIVS·CORNELIVS·SVLLA, LVCIVS·CORNELIVS·L·F·P·N·SVLLA·FELIX, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Epaphroditus

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (, ; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman of the late Roman Republic. Coming to fame for his military exploits, he was the first general during the late republic to march on Rome and win a civil war. After purging his opponents, he assumed the dictatorship, sought to strengthen the republican system by means of reforms to the constitution, and resigned his plenary powers after their enactment.

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Sulla was a Roman general and statesman of the late Republic who became famous for his military achievements and became the first general of his era to march on Rome and win a civil war. After taking power, he served as dictator, implemented constitutional reforms intended to strengthen the republic, and then gave up his absolute authority once those reforms were in place.

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Sulla
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Grey coin with male head facing right
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Portrait of Sulla on a denarius minted in 54 BC by his grandson Pompeius Rufus
Person.birth_date
138 BC
Person.death_date
78 BC (aged 60)
Person.death_place
Puteoli, Italy
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Constitutional reforms of Sulla
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Gaius Marius
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107–82 BC
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Grass Crown, Roman Triumph

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triumvir monetalis
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Latin
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Grass Crown
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Category:Sulla
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Lucius Cornelius L.f.P.n. Sulla Felix
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cause of death
cerebrovascular disease
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Roman Republic
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Metrobius
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Epaphroditus
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Encyclopedic overview

33 sections
Contents
  • Family and youth
  • Early career
  • Jugurthine War, 107–106 BC
  • Cimbrian War, 104–101 BC
  • Cilician governorship, 96–93 BC
  • Social War
  • First consulship, 88 BC <span class="anchor" id="First consulship"></span><span class="anchor" id="Consulship"></span>
  • Sulpicius
  • First march on Rome
  • Aftermath
  • Proconsular command and civil war
  • First Mithridatic War
  • Sack of Athens
  • Boeotian battles
  • Peace with Mithridates
  • Civil war
  • Dictatorship and constitutional reforms{{anchor|Dictatorship}}
  • Proscription
  • Dictatorship and reforms
  • Retirement and death
  • Legacy
  • Roman views and as an ''exemplum''
  • Precedent for force
  • Descendants
  • Cultural references
  • Marriages and children
  • Appearance and character
  • Chronology
  • References
  • Citations
  • Modern sources
  • Ancient sources
  • External links

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (, ; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman of the late Roman Republic. Coming to fame for his military exploits, he was the first general during the late republic to march on Rome and win a civil war. After purging his opponents, he assumed the dictatorship, sought to strengthen the republican system by means of reforms to the constitution, and resigned his plenary powers after their enactment.

Sulla held the office of consul twice and revived the dictatorship. A gifted general, he achieved successes in wars against foreign and domestic opponents. Sulla rose to prominence during the war against the Numidian king Jugurtha, whom he captured as a result of Jugurtha's betrayal by the king's allies, although his superior Gaius Marius took credit for ending the war. He then fought successfully against Germanic tribes during the Cimbrian War, and Italian allies during the Social War. He was awarded the Grass Crown for his bravery at the Battle of Nola. Sulla was closely associated with Venus, adopting the title Epaphroditos, meaning favoured of Aphrodite.

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