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Sulla

c. 138–78 BCE · 1st century BCE · Also known as Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Sulla Felix

Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a Roman general and statesman. After serving in the Jugurthine War and the Social War, he fought the First Mithridatic War against Mithridates VI, sacking Athens in 86 BCE. He then marched on Rome, won the civil war against the followers of Marius, and as dictator in 82–79 BCE carried out proscriptions and strengthened the Senate before retiring.

Sulla
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