Sula's Influence On Julius Caesar

From Lucius Cornelius’ Sulla Felix lifestyle of poverty and unimportance he rose from just a quaestor to have an incredible public and military career. His achievements of great honors and memorable deeds led and culminated his incumbency of high-ranking power and influence. However, Sulla was a prideful, ambitious, vengeful man who when in power let his vindictiveness get to him, to where his actions elevated into a civil war and strife. Sulla participates in many Roman victories in which some he is responsible for. Sulla had an intense rivalry with Gaius Marius which leads Rome into its first civil war when Sulla marches on Rome in 82 BC. As dictator, Sulla makes many political and constitutional changes. While Sulla strove in aiding the Roman republic, his attempts in changing its tradition system influenced future dictators to end the republic. Sulla aids mostly in the success of Jugurthine War by tricking King Bocchus into betraying his ally Jugurtha and to become an ally of the Romans. Sulla battles with Marius against the revolt of the Italian allies and gains more influence over others when he triumphantly wins. Sulla after long battles with the Mithridates, he consults with them to end the battle. Because of Sulla and Marius’ …show more content…
Sulla after gaining power in the Senate, takes advantage and creates proscriptions of those who opposed him and established reforms that did not benefit the Republic. According to Plutarch, when Metellus asked of whom will Sulla punish, Sulla creates proscriptions of all those who opposed him, including those who supported his enemies. So any who opposed him, dies. Also, sons or grandson of those who were proscribed were confiscated of their property (Plutarch 127). This reflects Sulla’s vengeful character once he got power. This also shows how he has become an evil tyrant, causing injustices because of his