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Sulla

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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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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Commons category: Sulla
date of death: 0078-00-00
date of birth: 0138-00-00
name in native language: Lucius Cornelius L.f.P.n. Sulla Felix
nickname: Epaphroditus

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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

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.