Classical Studies 1000 Lecture 16: Fall of the Republic

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: David Lamari

Document Summary

Sulla as military commander leads roman army. After 3 years of fighting and bitterness, rome grants the citizenship. Italians hated sulla for his brutal prosecution of war against them. Mithridates takes the hero"s name: mithras: semi-divine hero of myth religion. In the middle of the social war, he convinced asia minor and greece to kill 80,000 romans o. The 2nd reason for the end of the end of the social war. In 89, inspired the people; remained active until 62. Marius: supported by equestrians and lower classes. Voting result in marius winning, sulla was not present because he was fighting a war. Sulla then brought his soldiers in for a second voting; marius escaped: he won o. Common soldiers were loyal, the rest left sulla. Sulla goes east, loots rich east, marches on rome a 2nd time (83-82) Marius came in and vote again on what to do with sulla. Wealthy men brought soldiers for sulla to get money o.