Sulla

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🗓️ 15 February 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Lucius Cornellius Sulla Felix is one of the most important Roman statesmen of antiquity. An inspiration to figures such as Julius Caesar, Sulla rose to prominence during the late second and early first centuries BC, and was a military man turned dictator after his brutal victory over Marius and Cinna at the Battle of the Colline Gate.

Today, Tristan is joined by Dr Alex Petkas to discuss what the sources say about Sulla, how he rose to power, and what we know of his role in the downfall of the Roman Republic.

This episode was edited by Joseph Knight. Senior producer was Elena Guthrie.

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0:00.0	If you're enjoying all the content in this episode and the rest of the ancient series,
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0:22.3	forward slash trips. It's the entrance on history hit. I'm Tristan Hughes your host and in today's
0:41.6	episode where we are talking through the life of
0:44.0	Lucius Sulla, one of the most extraordinary Roman statesmen of
0:49.1	antiquity. Ailing from a noble family, Sulla rose to prominence in the late second and early first centuries
0:55.3	BC, so more than 2,000 years ago.
0:58.6	A military man he partook in campaigns and battles in North Africa, Italy, Asia Minor, Greece, not to mention a brutal siege of the prestigious
1:08.2	city of Athens.
1:10.4	But Sunna was also the victim of a horrific Roman Civil War, ultimately gaining the title of dictator.
1:19.0	Often derided as a leading contributor to the downfall of the Roman Republic as an
1:25.0	inspiration inspiration for later figures such as Julius Caesar,
1:28.0	solid story is an incredible one.
1:31.0	And to talk through it,
1:32.0	I was delighted to be joined by Dr Alex Petcus, a class
1:35.8	assist and host of The Kost of Glory podcast. I really do hope you enjoy and here's Alex. Alex, it is wonderful to have you on the podcast today.
1:57.0	Great to be here Tristan. I'm a fan.
1:59.0	Well, I mean, it's always wonderful to meet another podcaster who does ancient history and a stellar person like yourself
2:04.7	it focuses in on all of these lives of figures from the ancient world and what a topic we have today.
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