Lucius Cornelius Sulla From a rather humble beginning Lucius Cornelius Sulla rose to become a great politician and a powerful general in the Roman Republic. As a general, Sulla lead Roman armies to many victories. As a politician he became a powerful dictator and yet was responsible for bringing about many reforms. This essay will prove how he was a great dictator, politician and general, through discussing his background, his military and political career, his dictatorship, and his accomplishments
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, born in 138B.C. to a minor branch of the Cornelian gens, has been heralded as a fortuitous and cunning man, a formidable commander, and yet an unfit politician with perplexing motives. Sulla’s early campaigning allowed him to rise to great military distinction, and earned him the later invaluable respect of his fellow soldiers. Nevertheless, his career illustrated the demoralisation of the Republic and contributed to its ultimate degeneration. The reformative measures
This essay is intended to exonerate Gaius Julius Caesar from the sole responsibility of causing the collapse of the Roman Republic. This essay will explore the compounded actions of notable figures including Tiberus Gracchus, Gaius Gracchus, Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Augustus Caesar. By exploring both the actions of, and the means by which the prominent actors of this time period influenced it, this essay will illustrate how the destruction of the Republic was a gradual process encompassing the faults
with his father, on the side of Lucius Cornelius Sulla against the army of Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Cinna. In the year of 84 bc he had raised three legions defeat Marian army. Pompey later defeated Marian army. Then Pompey was sent to destroy the rest of the Marian army in Africa and Sicily. On his triumphant return to Rome he was honored with the title Magnus, or the Great. Pompey then defeated the followers of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, a one-time Sulla partisan, whom he drove out of Italy
back to rome with the help of his son Pius ("Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus "). Infact, that is why Pius received the name "Pius", meaning dutiful and respectful ("Metellus"). Like his father, Pius was a strong Optimate and supporter of Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Pius opposed Gaius Marius and fought against what Marius stood for ("Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius "). Because of his families powerful social status, Pius was part of the College of Pontiffs during the 90s BC ("Quintus Caecilius Metellus
Lucius Cornelius Sulla was born in 138 B.C.E, into a prominent Roman patrician family but not a wealthy one. He received a good education, as Sallust, a reliable unbiased Roman plebeian historian and politician, suggests, “…and was fluent in both Roman and Greek” (Sallust, 43 AD. Histories), which was a sign of high education in Rome (Cavazzi, F. 2014). Sulla was a general and lieutenant of the Roman Army, was elected twice for consulship before he became dictator in 81 B.C.E. His background in the
When many people think of Rome, they think of the famous Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar is well known for his many victories in Rome, as well as his interesting family life. Caesar was born into a well known family, so his family life and experiences were often well known throughout Rome. With that being said, one of the most important factors in the Roman society was family. Family has always been an important factor in my life, so it’s important to me to understand what family life was like in Rome
I, Cinna (The Poet) is based on a small character in William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. This modern twist and tragedy is written and directed by Tim Crouch. Tim Crouch wrote this play in hopes to bring to light the importance of being able to express one’s self as well as to encourage the audience to write their own poems about Cinna the Poet. Jude Owusu plays Cinna and does an amazing job during his solo performance. This was exclusively streamed to schools around the UK on July 2, 2012
Importance of Fidelity in Julius Caesar Humans have always been communal animals. They band together in groups, for social and survival needs. This sense of community brings about the values of dedication and loyalty. The alliances man has created inspires stories and plays about any number of time periods. Many examples of fidelity are illustrated in the characters of Julius Caesar. Antonius appears to be blindly loyal to Caesar. He comes off as a rash supporter in the scene that depicts
Plutarch's The Life of Crassus and Caesar Plutarch presented history through biographical stories of the people that were important and influential during the time period he wished to address. However, after having read some of his work, one realizes that Plutarch inserts his own personal opinion and views of the people at hand into the factual documentation of their lives. For example, in The Life of Crassus, Plutarch expresses a general dislike and negative view of the man, but in The Life
The Great was born on September 29,106 BC. His father, Pompeius Strabo, was a well-known general and consul. Pompey grew up in a wealthy family. His father, being an Italian provincial, gave him many opportunities. Strabo was a supporter of General Sulla and campaigned throughout Sicily and Northern Africa. He died at the hand of the plague in 87 BC in the time of the first Marian Sullan war, but not before the young Pompey would receive his fathers military knowledge.1 Pompey being left without much
already lost some of its power after being challenged by these reformist brothers, which suggests its inability to stand up to the power of individuals. According to the same author, after showing “remarkable initiative by raising an army to support Sulla and fighting the supporters of Marius in Sicily and Africa, Pompey demanded a triumph” despite being well aware that he was underage and had held not military position. This is verified by Pliny who writes that after such conquests, Pompey had been
The Fall of the Republic was more than a solitary man or occasion. It was a perfection of a few individual activities or accomplishments, combined with social conditions that weighed vigorously on Roman culture. Furthermore, gigantic and quick development from Rome 's establishment as a juvenile city 700 years prior until the mid first century BC, made fantastic openings in the political and administering capacity of the Senate. Times of security were blended in with those of close fall while effective
Sulla was a Roman general and political leader during the 80s BC. He is best known for being a consul twice and, more importantly, a dictator. His revival of the dictatorship was the first since the end of the Second Punic War. Although his dictatorship lasted from 82 BC to 81 BC, about one to two years, his time in office had a lasting impact on the Roman Republic for years to come. His sole purpose as dictator was to reform the Roman republic. Along with political change, Sulla’s reign led to instability
Scipionic Elogia proves this through the various examples given discussing family glory. The Scipionic Elogia is a collection of nine surviving inscriptions that belong to members of the prestigious Scipios family. The first document discusses Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, who was the son of Gnaeaus, and the honors he held such as being consul in 298 BC, aedile, censor in 290 BC and overcoming all the Lucaninan land (Scipionic Elogia 1-2). From this one can draw conclusions that this was a man
possesses of it?” (Cicero). Marcus Tullius Cicero was born on January 3, 106 BCE in modern-day Arpino, Lazio, Italy, where he served as Consul of the Roman Republic for a year in 63 BCE (Rawson, 303). While in office, Cicero was conspired against by Lucius Cataline in an attempt to kill a number of senators to overtake the Roman Republic in the Second Catilinarian Conspiracy (Clayton). Upon learning of Cataline’s intentions, Cicero gave an oration to the Senate in the Temple of Jupiter Stator against
Phillip Freeman’s Julius Caesar is a profound biography on the life, achievements, and personality of Caesar. The author’s style and major themes can be displayed in quotations from significant passages. For example, when Sulla, a dictator, ordered Caesar to divorce his wife after Sulla had removed Caesar from position of flamen dialis, Caesar refused. Freeman describes his defiance, “Whether out of stubbornness, audacity, or simply love, Caesar was a defying man who had ordered the murder of thousands
Reaching from the Grave of Julius Caesar It is assumed that the title of a work should reflect the nature of its content. The title should relate to the to the central influence which controls the flow of the work. Shakespeare's Julius Caesar seems to contradict that convention. Caesar meets his bloody end at the hands of conspirators in the first scene of Act III, barely halfway through the play. He is not the tragic hero; that distinction lies with Brutus and Cassius, around whom the play revolves
The march of Sulla to Rome in 88 was considered to be one of Roman history’s most notable wars due to the underlying events that have led to Lucius Sulla to march to Rome and appoint himself as the supreme ruler and dictator of Rome. Despite the fact that he only have ruled for 3 years, his background on how he managed to overthrow his opponents and change the Roman Republic are indescribably the first of its kind to happen. Many have argued that Sulla’s justification in marching into Rome, citing
father was a rich Roman noble, who was elected to the consul in 89 BC. Pompey distinguished himself as a great leader early in his life. In the civil war between Gaius Marius and Lucius Sulla, Pompey sided with Sulla. Sulla, with the help of Pompey, made some vary impressive defeats in Africa and Sicily. In 79 BC Sulla resigned and died the next year. Two of his patrons, who had fought for him, Pompey and Marcus Crassus, moved to leading military positions in the seventies. Crassus