The Lives of the Caesars · Character
Sulla
Roman dictator and earlier historical figure.
minor
Also known as Lucius Sulla, The soothsayer Sulla
First appearance: Book I: The Deified Julius
Sulla shows up with force in Book I: The Deified Julius. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Dictator who opposed Caesar's marriage to Cornelia and later prophesied his threat to the aristocracy.
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