Marius vs. Sulla
Seriously Old School Steel Cage
Grudge Match
Marius
• Serious Roman stud
• Not a patrician
Sulla
• Also a serious stud
• Always sided with the
Senate
Sulla Captures
Jugertha
Marius Reforms The Legions
Marius Defeats The Cimbri
Senate Turns On
Marius And Gives
Sulla Command Of
The Army
The Popular Assembly Supports
Marius
Sulla Marches On Rome With A Roman
Army
Marius Escapes
Marius In Exile
Sulla Heads East
Marius Marches On Rome
What Are We Going To Do?
• Should we try to prevent Marius from entering
the city?
• Should we welcome him?
• Should we leave the city and try to hide?
Marius Returns To Rome
Dozens are executed
Marius Dies
(Of natural causes)
Sulla Returns To
Rome
The Proscriptions
• Sulla cracks down hard
• Thousands are
executed
• The pro-plebian
reforms