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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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Lucius Cornelius L.f.P.n. Sulla Felix was a male politician, military personnel, and military leader from Ancient Rome. Born in 138 BCE, he held positions as quaestor, military tribune, praetor, and Roman consul. A member of the optimates party and the Cornelia gens, he served the Roman Republic and received the Grass Crown. He died in 78 BCE from cerebrovascular disease.

Sulla was married to Julia, Caecilia Metella Dalmatica, and Valeria Messalla, and had an unmarried partner named Metrobius. His children included Cornelia, Faustus Cornelius Sulla, Fausta Cornelia, and Cornelia Postuma. He spoke and wrote in Latin. His life is described in sources such as Parallel Lives, Pauly–Wissowa, and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

Synthesized by Vinony from 34 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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  • Pubblicazioni periodiche correnti nelle biblioteche pubbliche e negli istituti culturali di Napoli
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Origin
Italy
Active from
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Discography

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1,107
Total plays
4,049

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. MODIS Collection 5 global land cover: Algorithm refinements and characterization of new datasets

    · 2010 · cited 3,006x

  2. Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical deforestation improved by carbon-density maps

    · 2012 · cited 1,475x

  3. Tropical forests are a net carbon source based on aboveground measurements of gain and loss

    · 2017 · cited 747x

  4. Hierarchical mapping of annual global land cover 2001 to present: The MODIS Collection 6 Land Cover product

    · 2019 · cited 647x

  5. A Global Land Cover Climatology Using MODIS Data

    · 2014 · cited 283x

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Quotes

  • “How is this? Ought not the petitioner to speak first, and the conqueror to listen in silence?”
  • “I forgive the many for the sake of the few, the living for the dead.”
  • “No friend ever served me, and no enemy ever wronged me, whom I have not repaid in full.”
  • “He ought to have worked at the oar before steering the vessel.”

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Key facts

Person.name
Sulla
Person.image
Q. Pompeius Rufus, denarius, 54 BC, RRC 434-1 (Sulla only).jpg
Person.image_upright
1.1
Person.alt
Grey coin with male head facing right
Person.caption
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
Person.credits
Constitutional reforms of Sulla
Person.opponents
Gaius Marius
Military person.embed
yes
Military person.serviceyears
107–82 BC
Military person.serviceyears_label
Service years
Military person.battles_label
Wars
Military person.awards
Grass Crown, Roman Triumph

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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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