time‚ Lucius Cornelius Sulla‚ with his client army in force gained control of Rome’s highest offices and bullied the Senate to back him up. All this tension culminated in the Social Wars (91-87 B.C.E.) that pitted Rome against its Italian allies. During this time‚ king Mithridates VI led a rebellion
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life for widowed Aurelia was never dull‚ she was always looking out for her children. As a young adult Caesar was married to a woman named Cornelia. When he was eighteen the dictator of Rome‚ Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (a political enemy) ordered Caesar to divorce his wife. Julius naturally refused and Sulla tried to take away his inheritance from his father. Aurelia protested the case with the assistance of her brother Gaius Aurelius Cotta‚ who later became Consul. Any mother would defend their
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radical reformist against Lucius Sulla. During this war both Marius and Julius’s dad died of illness leaving Julius much money and property in their various wills. During this time Julius also married Cornelia daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna who was Marius’s greatest supporter and also Sulla’s enemy. As the war ended in 85 B.C. it left Caesar in an extremely bad position as the enemy of the new dictator. Because of this he fled with his family out of the grasp of Sulla. Sulla later pardoned Caesar
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flamen dialis which is a archaic priesthood with no power. Caesar marriage in 84 BC to Cornelia‚ the daughter of Marius’s associate was a political match. When Lucius Cornelius Sulla‚ Marius’s enemy and leader of the Optimates‚ was made dictator in 82 BC‚ he issued a list of enemies to be executed. Caesar was not harmed but he was ordered by Sulla to divorce Cornelia. Caesar refused that order and left Rome he did not return until Sulla’s resignation in 78 BC. At the age of 22 Caesar was unable to
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effectively prevented the flamen dialis from pursuing a normal political career. Maybe little was expected of Caesar due to the undistinguished recent history of his family. Marius died in 86‚ and Cinna was deposed by supporters of Sulla‚ who took control of Rome. Sulla annulled most of the decisions of Marius and Cinna‚ including the nomination of Caesar as flamen dialis‚ but Caesar’s life was spared‚ unlike many other supporters of Marius. Caesar never accepted the cancellation of his nomination
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“From Republic to Empire” Anthony Kalandjian History I‚ Traviolia Mon-Wed 8:00-9:25 October 29‚ 2012 The corruption of Rome became the start of a new Empire that conquered most of the known world at the time of its existence. In 5th century B.C.E.‚ Rome was a new nation with a set of morals unlike any other culture. Their morals defined their Republic but as time passed these set of morals was lost and so was their form of government. Through corruption and power hungry rulers began the transformation
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governmental issues‚ and his marriage in 84 BC to Cornelia‚ daughter of Marius’ partner Cinna‚ additionally affirmed him as a radical. At the point when Lucius Cornelius Sulla‚
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Bund) Ständekämpfe Die Punischen Kriege 1. Punischer Krieg 2. Punischer Krieg 3. Punischer Krieg Die Verwaltung des Mittelmeerreiches Soziale Unruhen Die Gracchen Das Ende der Republik Alleinherrschaft Sullas Sklavenaufstand Das erste Triumvirat Caesars Weg zur Alleinherrschaft Der Bürgerkrieg Die römische Republik (510v.Chr-45v.Chr) Die Stadt Rom‚ gegründet 753 v.Chr.‚ wurde bis 510 v.Chr. von insgesamt sieben etruskischen
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war in the east. Both allowed Sulla to build up high military influence. In 83 BC Sulla had built up five legions‚ to maintain peace in Asia he left two in the east‚ with the remaining preparing to march to Rome. In the spring of 83 BC Sulla landed uncontested at the heel of Italy. At Rome‚ consuls Norbanus and Cornelius prepared armies to defeated the oncoming troops however the strength and moral of Sulla’s troops left to repeated victories for the commander. Sulla was supported by many influential
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The Social War would see the rise of Lucius Sulla to both military and political power as he led the southern Legions to victory during the rebellion. Marius had returned from retirement to lead the northern Legions. Once the Social War was ended‚ this created a power duel between the two commanders. The Republic soon fell into full-scale civil war‚ requiring Sulla to direct his Legions against Marius’ supporters holding Rome. Sulla became the first general to lead Roman legions against
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