Sylla

Book II

Mentioned for his cruel rule and the demons' boast of aiding him, showing the gods' complicity in evil.

XVIII

Cited as an example of the vices that flourished in Rome after Carthage's fall.

XXII

Mentioned as scorning divine laws, with his life and deeds abhorred by all.

XXIII

Roman leader who came to power after Marius, mentioned as one who escaped Marius's fate.

Of the deeds of Sylla, in which the demons boasted that he had their help.

Roman general whose cruel rule and civil war atrocities are recounted; he received demonic prophecies of victory but no moral correction.

VII

Sylla is mentioned as the leader of the faction for whom the Trojans preserved their city, and to whom the gods predicted success.

Of the civil dissension occasioned by the sedition of the Gracchi

Not mentioned in this chapter.

Of the civil war between Marius and Sylla

Leader of the opposing faction; avenged Marius's victory with excessive cruelty.

Of the victory of Sylla, the avenger of the cruelties of Marius

Victorious leader who avenged Marius's cruelties, but whose peace was marked by continued bloodshed and atrocities.

A Comparison of the Disasters of the Gothic and Gallic Invasions with Those of the Civil Wars

Sylla is depicted as a conqueror who issued death-warrants from the Capitol and later proscribed many senators, surpassing the Goths in the number of senators killed.

Of the connection of the wars which with great severity and frequency followed one another before the advent of Christ

His wars with Marius and his acts influenced subsequent conflicts.