Lucius Cornelius Sulla

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Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a Roman general and statesman who became dictator, known for his civil war victory, constitutional reforms, and infamous proscriptions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman general
Roman statesman
dictator of the Roman Republic
human
birthName Lucius Cornelius Sulla self-link
causeOfDeath natural causes
child Cornelia Postuma
Faustus Cornelius Sulla
cognomen Lucius Cornelius Sulla self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sulla
consulshipYear -0080
-0088
countryOfCitizenship Roman Republic
dateOfBirth -0138-01-01
dateOfDeath -0078-01-01
dictatorshipEndYear -0079
dictatorshipStartYear -0082
era Late Roman Republic
familyName Cornelius
givenName Lucius
implementedReform expansion of the Roman Senate
reorganization of the courts (quaestiones perpetuae)
restriction of the powers of the tribunes of the plebs
strengthening of senatorial control over magistracies
introducedPractice large-scale political proscriptions
knownFor constitutional reforms strengthening the Roman Senate
instituting proscriptions against political enemies
marching his army on Rome
victory in the first Roman civil war against Gaius Marius and his supporters
languageSpoken Latin
memberOf gens Cornelia
militaryRank general
notableBattle Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)
Battle of Orchomenus
Battle of the Colline Gate
occupation military commander
politician
opponent Gaius Marius
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo
Lucius Cornelius Cinna
Mithridates VI Eupator
surface form: Mithridates VI of Pontus
participatedIn First Mithridatic War
Social War
Sullan civil war
placeOfBirth Rome
placeOfDeath Puteoli
positionHeld Roman consul
dictator of Rome
praetor
proconsul
propraetor
quaestor
religion Roman polytheism
resignedOffice dictatorship
retiredTo Puteoli
sexOrGender male
spouse Aelia
Caecilia Metella Dalmatica
Cloelia
Ilia (first wife)
Valeria

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Roman Republic notableFigure Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Roman Senate reformedBy Lucius Cornelius Sulla
this entity surface form: Sulla
Social War keyFigure Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Gaius Marius rival Lucius Cornelius Sulla
optimates notableMember Lucius Cornelius Sulla
subject surface form: Optimates
Pompey the Great politicalAlly Lucius Cornelius Sulla
this entity surface form: Sulla
Pompey the Great honorificTitleGivenBy Lucius Cornelius Sulla
this entity surface form: Sulla
Roman civil wars hasParticipant Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Late Roman Republic hasKeyFigure Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Tabularium (overlooking the Forum) constructedUnder Lucius Cornelius Sulla
subject surface form: Tabularium
Lucius Cornelius Sulla cognomen Lucius Cornelius Sulla self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla birthName Lucius Cornelius Sulla self-link
Curia Cornelia namedAfter Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Appian’s Roman History notableFigureDescribed Lucius Cornelius Sulla
this entity surface form: Sulla
Mithridates VI Eupator opponent Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Bellum Sociale notableCommander Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Italian War notableCommander Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Marsic War commander Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Sulla’s First Civil War mainBelligerent Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Sulla’s First Civil War hasCommander Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Sulla’s First Civil War namedAfter Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Jugurthine War hasParticipant Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Pompeia maternalGrandfather Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Pompeia relative Lucius Cornelius Sulla
this entity surface form: Lucius Cornelius Sulla Faustus
Pompeia connectedWith Lucius Cornelius Sulla
this entity surface form: Cornelii Sullae
Lucius Cornelius Cinna opponent Lucius Cornelius Sulla
gens Cornelia hasMember Lucius Cornelius Sulla
this entity surface form: Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
gens Cornelia notableBranch Lucius Cornelius Sulla
this entity surface form: Cornelii Sullae
Forum Cornelii namedAfter Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Optimates notableMember Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Antistia divorceInfluencedBy Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Battle of the Colline Gate commandedBy Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Quintus Lutatius Catulus ally Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Tabularium builtDuringReignOf Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Bocchus I negotiatedWith Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Sulla’s Second Civil War hasMainCombatant Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Sulla’s Second Civil War hasCommander Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Sulla’s Second Civil War ledBy Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Jugurtha opponent Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Jugurtha capturedBy Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Battle of Orchomenus commandedBy Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Battle of Orchomenus RomanCommander Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Battle of Orchomenus associatedWith Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Caecilia Metella Dalmatica spouse Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Cornelius hasMember Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Cornelius notableBranch Lucius Cornelius Sulla
this entity surface form: Cornelii Sullae
Cornelius notableMember Lucius Cornelius Sulla
First Mithridatic War commandedBy Lucius Cornelius Sulla
First Mithridatic War significantCommanderForRome Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Sullan civil war hasMainBelligerent Lucius Cornelius Sulla