CLST 101 Lecture Notes - Augustus, Roman Citizenship
22 Jun 2013
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Lucius cornelius sulla distinguished himself during the social war: the gold coin with him on it was the first equestrian monument of a living man. Since there were two important and influential men, him and marius, and so. Sulla was declared a public enemy of the state. The republic started with the idea of not allowing one man too much power, but within the 1st century many men tried to gain more and more power to become absolute commanders of the city. Since lucius was declared an enemy he made the decision to march into. Rome with his army: some members of the aristocracy joined him to escalate their own power. He was able to be proclaimed dictator, meaning he held all power. He started a lot of reforms, and wanted to have power. He retired later, maybe because he realized he was sick, or because he already did what he was suppose to do.
