Politicians Military Sucsess: Sulla

Question 1

First time beating Mithridates

Answer 1

At battle of Charonea

Captured Athens, sacked the dirty and slaughtered most of the citizens

Question 2

Second time defeating Mithridates

Answer 2

At battle of Orchomenus 85BC

Question 3

Defeated Marius when

Answer 3

Battle of Sacriportus 82BC

Question 4

Emerged victorious at battle of…..

Answer 4

Colline Gate. His success marked the end of the civil war.
82BC

Question 5

Battle of Coline Gate

Answer 5

Massacred 8000 and took prisoners 82BC

Question 6

Sulla was able to declare himself dictator in 81 BC. What did this give him the ability to do?

Answer 6

Have ultimate authority and power, he could order consular elections, give each magistrates age restrictions, executions without trial, banned tribunes, no time limit in power.

Question 7

How did he execute without trial?

Answer 7

Proscribed hundreds of thousands of people without facing consequences

Plutarch says “busied himself with slaughter”