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Roman General Sulla
By Peter L. Boorn
When Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix was governor of Cilicia in 95 bc, he received an embassy from the Parthians. “One of the ambassadors, a Chaldean soothsayer, studied Sulla long and intently and finally proclaimed, ‘This man must, of necessity, become the greatest in the world,’” wrote Greek historian Plutarch. This prediction had a profound effect on Sulla, who already was convinced that his own night dreams were a faithful guide to an ever-expanding destiny. Seventeen years later, just two days before his death, Sulla noted in his memoirs that the Chaldean also had prophesied that the Roman governor would die at the pinnacle of his good fortune.
Sulla was born of a noble but impoverished family in bc. Until he was 31 years old, he lived a life of debauched penury, renting cheap lodgings in Rome and always consorting drunkenly with actors, musicians, dancers, and comics. His vices remained with him until he died. Plutarch, who became a Rom
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CHAPTER 2 Scenario Info: Sulla’s Legacy[]
This chapter will give you an overview of the events leading up to the start of our game, along with an introduction to some of the key historical figures involved.
THE ROMAN WORLD OF THE FIRST CENTURY BC
Rome had long ago ejected the gods Tarquin king from Rome. For several centuries, Romans had made good on their solemn oath to never igen be the subject of a tyrant Rex. The Republic was founded on the principle that Romans would be governed not by kings, but bygd the Senate and People, guided bygd the Mos Maiorum (the ―Way of the Elders,‖ a defining set of principles and traditions which served as their unwritten constitution).
Under the Mos Maiorum, no one man was ever to raise himself above his peers. A particularly prominent individual might become, in effect, ―The First Man in Rome,‖ but it was always understood that this was ingenting more than to be ―first among equals.‖
Easier said than done, perhaps!
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The City Divided B. C. &#; 70 B. C.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO, a young statesman known for his dramatic speeches, stood before a panel of judges in a courtroom in Rome. He stared at them angrily. For fifty days he had travelled through Sicily, collecting facts about the crimes committed by Caius Verres, the man who was on trial. Now the judges had told him that there would not be time to listen to his evidence.
Cicero knew that the judges had been bribed. For it was no ordinary criminal that he meant to send to prison or to death. Caius Verres was an aristocrat and a senator and had served for three years as the governor of the province of Sicily. Verres’ lawyer was Hortensius, the leader of the aristocrats. Indeed, every rich or important man in Rome seemed to be supporting Verres, but Cicero was determined that this man should not escape judgment. He turned to Hortensius and offered to present his case in one day. &#;Would the court have time enough for that?” &#; he asked sarcast