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Lucius Sulla

Roman dictator, cited for his cruelty and political reforms.

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Also known as Sulla

First appearance: i

Lucius Sulla shows up with force in XII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Cited as an example of a fortunate man who bore the loss of his son without losing his resolve.

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In XII: Cited as an example of a fortunate man who bore the loss of his son without losing his resolve. Later, in On the False Greatness of Anger: Cited for his saying 'Let them hate me, provided they fear me,' which…

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Roman military and political rivals

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XII
Cited as an example of a fortunate man who bore the loss of his son without losing his resolve.
On the False Greatness of Anger
Cited for his saying 'Let them hate me, provided they fear me,' which Seneca condemns as monstrous rather than great.
The Nature of Anger: Voluntary or Involuntary?
Mentioned for his proscriptions that arouse anger.
XXXIV
Cited as an example of cruelty for exiling the children of his enemies, teaching us not to inherit quarrels.
XVIII
Ordered the gruesome execution of Marcus Marius, demonstrating tyrannical cruelty.
VII
Sulla established the other Roman colony on the island.
XIII
Mentioned as the first to let lions loose in the circus and the last to extend the pomoerium.
XII
Cited as a tyrant who ordered the massacre of seven thousand Roman citizens and ruled through cruelty.
XVI
Cited as ungrateful for using brutal remedies against Rome, including proscriptions and slaughter of legions after promising quarter.

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