HIST 1220 Lecture 17: Thursday, March 2: Class Notes
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Sulla gets to the colline gate, he states himself as dictator (82) Dictator 6 months or until the problem is resolved. Sulla wants to remain in power as along as he need to accomplish his goals. Immediately publishes proscriptions he left to go fight mithridates) Lists of all of his enemies (senators and equites who opposed him when. You had the right to kill them immediately. Killed in error - magistrates with political allies of sulla, are adding. Whoever was killed, they bared their sons and grandsons from holding public office sulla in ensuring there will be generations of people in. Rome supporting his ideas people to this list. The gracchi reduced the power of the senate and the tribune rose in. Sulla wants to restore the power of the senate and reduce the power of power the tribune. To get into the senate, you have to be a previous office-holder. Increases the number of quaestors questor (lowest office)