Sulla

[ suhl-uh ]

/ ˈsʌl ə /

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix,138–78 b.c., Roman general and statesman: dictator 82–79.

Example sentences from the Web for sulla

War was determined on, and Sulla, who had already held successful command in the East, claimed the command of the new army.

Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) |Charles Morris
But in the period that followed the death of Sulla Rome was to have a gladiatorial exhibition of a different sort.

Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) |Charles Morris
See the various readings in Sintenis, and Sulla (c. 31), to which he refers.

Plutarch's Lives Volume III. |Plutarch
A partisan of Sulla was exulting over the doomed, when his eye fell on his own name in the list.

Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) |Charles Morris

Hence also proceeded the outrages of Marius, hence those of Sulla.

The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States |James Hamilton Lewis

Sulla

/ (ˈsʌlə) /

full name Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix. 138–78 bc, Roman general and dictator (82–79). He introduced reforms to strengthen the power of the Senate