aquilliusdrinksgold:Lucius Cornelius Sulla, surnamed Felix, Roman general, politician and dictator,
aquilliusdrinksgold:Lucius Cornelius Sulla, surnamed Felix, Roman general, politician and dictator, belonged to a minor and impoverished branch of the famous patrician Cornelian gens. His political advancement was slow, and he did not obtain the quaestorship until 107, when he served in the Jugurthine war under Gaius Marius in Africa. In this he greatly distinguished himself, and claimed the credit of having terminated the war by capturing Jugurtha himself. I think this bust portrays pretty well Sulla and his career. A tough soldier and politician with a flavour of (bit) cruelty. All credit to him for retirement decision though. -- source link
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