I was thinking of Sulla's power today - and I revisited the intro to my May 2006 Roman History Final Essay paper - I think this pretty much sums it up
"He had a natural talent for creating allies and enemies alike, gaining monumental devotion and loyalty, and achieving a monstrous amount of power. Not since the monarchy had anyone simply created his own perfect settings, eliminated all opposition, and gained complete military and political control ofRome
"He had a natural talent for creating allies and enemies alike, gaining monumental devotion and loyalty, and achieving a monstrous amount of power. Not since the monarchy had anyone simply created his own perfect settings, eliminated all opposition, and gained complete military and political control of
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
“ No friend ever did me a kindness, no enemy a wrong, without receiving a full requital ”
“ No friend ever did me a kindness, no enemy a wrong, without receiving a full requital ”
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