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Ancient Rome · TURNING POINT · 88 BC

Sulla’s march on Rome (88 BC)

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88 BC — Denied his eastern command, Sulla turns six legions against Rome itself. His later dictatorship and proscriptions establish precedents that Caesar will take further.

When
88 BC
Type
Turning point
Chapter
Crisis of the Roman Republic (chapter 4 of Ancient Rome)
Atlas
The Rise and Fall of Rome, 264 BC – AD 476
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Map showing Sulla’s march on Rome (88 BC), turning point in The Rise and Fall of Rome, 264 BC – AD 476
TURNING POINT · THE RISE AND FALL OF ROME, 264 BC – AD 476

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