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3 unusual facts about Sulla's first civil war


Sulla's first civil war

Marius convinced the tribune Publius Sulpicius Rufus to call an assembly and revert the Senate's decision on Sulla's command.

Fighting broke out between the conservative supporters of Sulla, led by Gnaeus Octavius (consul of 87), and the popularis supporters of Cinna.

As the consul of Rome, Sulla prepared to depart once more for the East to fight against King Mithridates VI of Pontus, a command that Marius (now an old man) had coveted.


Battle of the Colline Gate

Battle of the Colline Gate (82 BC) - Sulla secured control of Rome following the civil war against the Populares.

Calatia

Ruins include remains of the walls (with sector from the Samnite age, in tuff, and others from the Sulla period) and the pre-Roman necropolis was partially excavated in 1882.

Che sarà

The lyrics of the song describe the singer's sadness at having to leave his native village (Paese mio che stai sulla collina disteso come un vecchio addormentato; Oh my village set on the hill, lying down like an old, sleeping man) and were inspired by Cortona, a small town in Tuscany where the lyricist, Franco Migliacci, had lived for many years.

Cinna

Lucius Cornelius Cinna, consul four consecutive times 87–84 BC, a popularist leader allied with Gaius Marius against Sulla, and at the time of his death the father-in-law of Julius Caesar.

Global administrative law

The Istituto di Ricerche sulla Pubblica Amministrazione (IRPA), an Italian non profit organization founded in 2004 by Professor Sabino Cassese and other professors of administrative law, promotes advanced studies and research projects on GAL.

Lex Cornelia

Lex Cornelia refers to any ancient Roman law (lex) sponsored by an official whose gens name was Cornelius, particularly Sulla.

Philon

Philon's arsenal was destroyed by the forces of Lucius Cornelius Sulla in the Roman conquest of Athens in 86 BC.

Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore

Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore borders the following municipalities: Brissago (Switzerland), Caviano (Switzerland), Gerra (Gambarogno) (Switzerland), Maccagno, Ronco sopra Ascona (Switzerland), San Nazzaro (Switzerland), Sant'Abbondio (Switzerland), Tronzano Lago Maggiore, Veddasca.

Publius Sittius

It is recorded that Sittius enjoyed several successes against the enemies of Caesar (Ch. 36), including later the defeat of Juba's forces under Saburra, and the successful ambush of Faustus Cornelius Sulla and Lucius Afranius as they attempted to flee to Spain following their defeat by Caesar at Thapsus (Ch. 95).

Quintus Lutatius Catulus

When the chief honour for victory over the Cimbri was given to Marius, Catulus turned vehemently against his former co-commander and sided with Sulla to expel Marius, Cornelius Cinna, and their supporters from Rome.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino

Populonia was besieged by Sulla, and in Strabo's time was already declining; later it suffered at the hands of Totila, of the Lombards, and in 817 of a Byzantine fleet.

Roman Greece

Athens and other Greek cities revolted in 88 BC, and the peninsula was crushed by the Roman general Sulla.

Sextus Roscius

The defense involved some risk for Cicero, since he accused Lucius Cornelius Chrysogonus, a freedman of Sulla, then dictator of Rome, of corruption and involvement in the crime.

Sulla's second civil war

This departure allowed Gaius Marius and his son Gaius Marius the younger to return to Rome with an army and, with Lucius Cornelius Cinna, to wrest control of Rome back from Sulla's supporter Gnaeus Octavius during Sulla's absence.

The beaten Norbanus withdrew with the remnants of his army to Capua and Sulla was stopped in his pursuit by the second Consul, Scipio.

The Cry of the Icemark

For example, Scipio Bellorum's name is a combination of the Roman general Scipio Africanus and Bellum, the Latin for war, and his sons Octavius and Sulla are similarly named after Augustus, born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, and Lucius Cornelius Sulla, respectively.

Valerio Jalongo

In 2004, he directed Sulla mia pelle, featuring Donatella Finocchiaro and Ivan Franek.


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