Research topic: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Lucius Cornelius Sulla , 138 BC-78 BC, Roman general. At the height of his career he assumed the name Felix. He served under Marius in Africa and became consul in 88 BC, when Mithradates VI of Pontus was overrunning Roman territory in the east. Sulla and Marius both wanted the command against Mithradates—Marius as a popular leader, Sulla as a senatorial favorite. Sulla got the office by marching (88 BC) his soldiers on Rome. By 85 BC he had driven Mithradates' armies back to Asia; Sulla's exploits had included a bloody sack of Athens (86 BC). After Marius' death in 86 BC, his party (led... Read more