Sulla: The Roman Who Attacked Rome

[@fartakiss9595]

What a time to be a fan of Roman History. You got Caesar (one of the most likable people to ever pick up a command) Sulla (one of the most interesting people to live) Marious ( One of the most alpha of all the Romans) No shortage of epic lore in this time period.

[@WarrenKings]

Fantastic to see that someone finally tackled the mysterious Sulla in-depth on KZbin. Thank you!

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Agreed!

[@EbonAvatar]

I'm glad you highlighted the strangeness of Sulla's retirement, that's something that's always stuck with me as well. What must that have been like, to see Citizen Sulla out running errands on a random Wednesday and knowing that you were looking at the one-time king of the Rome?

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Sadly he uploads once every blue moon

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This was posted perfectly in time for an informative essay I'm supposed to write on Sulla. I'm familiar with Roman history, but mostly just Caesar and his shenanigans, so I wanted to learn something new. You have a professional style and you present this story in a way that's easy to follow. I was halfway through when I realized this only had 900 views. I expected hundreds of thousands, great job!

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[@Brade]

I just finished Mike Duncans book storm before the storm, so this video is perfect timing! Sulla is one of the most interesting person in Roman history.

[@generichistory]

Amazing book, I re-read it in preparation for this video.

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Reading it now and loving it.

[@foolishmortal299]

I kinda liked Jugurtha... Talk about a SHROOD OPERATOR... Hands down one of the savviest people I've ever had the pleasure of reading about... I mean... Who bribes their way out of bribery charges? lol

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@@ellwoodfriedrich2849 had has a podcast on revolutions. All kinds from all counties and all eras... I was hoping he had some more ancient history but no, Rome is it

[@tonyantoniou9271]

please never apologise for making an over long broadcast! you have provided informative detail to this period which has added greatly to my knowledge many thanks !

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[@yochanantremain7302]

Shocked this channel hasn't received more attention. Hope you keep putting out more content like this!

[@AChapman1997]

Sulla is so underappreciated, a fascinating figure! Thank you!

[@richardgraham7055]

Sulla was just another arrogant Optimate manipulating Roman politics to suit his class bigotries. Sulla wasn't the last republican, but the first "Emperor" who made political assassinations an acceptable part of Roman politics.

[@jensmaas555]

So true

[@robbrowatzke2852]

So thrilled Metrobius is a really person. McCullough’s Masters of Rome is one of my favorite series and I always assumed he was just a fiction. What a delight to know he existed!

[@peterjobovic3406]

excellent book

[@chengducat]

She did meticulous research, and filled the gaps with fiction only where absolutely necessary.

[@lv67890]

The way she wrote about how he loved Caesar’s mother. It was so wild.

[@jefftaylor1186]

Sulla was a time traveler that went back in time to try to kill Caesar when he was a kid, but he failed and ended up being a dictator himself. However; this was enough to change the course of history and avert the destruction of the earth in the Sino-Roman war of 2474 Definitely a hero.

[@MattiaSangiorgi]

Ironically, Sulla was who inspired Caesar to become a dictator to fix Rome. If Sulla were truly a time traveller, it would be a brilliant example of a fixed timeline with a self-fulfilling prophecy.

[@erikmathiesen856]

Not a kid ! Caesar was a Young man when Sulla would kill him

[@symb2005]

I appreciate you making Sulla interesting. Mike Duncan's THoR covered this topic but a bit more quickly and not very memorably. You make the issues and characters come to life and seem more relatable. Kind of shocked you have so few subscribers tbh.

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Brother I just found ur channel because YT recommended me the tier list video (big surprise lol) but man these videos are AMAZING. All I have been able to think about for the past 2 days since watching this video is how much I want to see a historically accurate GoT style series based on the lives and events surrounding these two men. The story of Sulla and Marius feels too surreal to be true.

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Your series coincides nearly exactly with the 'Fall Of The Republic, 146-46 BC' course at Oxford. I will be recommending this series to all new students of Ancient History who come into my college, it really is superb stuff !

[@geordiejones5618]

Both Marius and Sulla had an axe to grind with the nobility, and it's a bit ironic that their rivalry split the loyalty of the Senate between them. It's no accident that they succeeded thanks to their military skills, because anyone else in either of their positions would have been killed.

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May we take a minute to apreciate this great video, by far one of the deepest roman videos i’ve ever seen! Congrats and hope you keep doing awesome stuff!

[@pilipala4003]

Ah this was fab, best video I've seen on sulla. I've read loads of books on him and sometimes people make it way too complicated, you did an amazing job here thank you!

[@Maria-ut7lk]

That was really good! I sat on the edge of my seat the whole time...

[@Borderose]

Sulla's one of the most interesting and entertaining figures in Roman history. Everyone's enamored with Caesar's story but I'd argue Sulla's was just as dazzling--and arguably funnier.

[@PeterWolf359]

Entertaining, dazzling and funny? I'm sure that's what contemporary Romans thought. There's no difference between a king or dictator. Sulla did the unthinkable, marching on Rome twice and killing Romans. He's the reason the Republic ended. And every civil war that happened afterwards can be traced back to him. There were plenty of disastrous emperors, but Sulla has to be the most vilified person in Rome's history.

[@Borderose]

@@PeterWolf359 "There's no difference between a king or a dictator." Nope, nope, nope, no. There is. I'm tired of correcting people on it. Just know those roles are very different. Kings aren't dictators. The nature of their powers are different and come from different sources. And the popular image of dictators and tyrants being synonymous with kings with everyone being able to do and change whatever they want with little pushback is wrong.

[@Borderose]

@@PeterWolf359 Going back to Sulla: In his defense? Rome was asking for it at that point. The senate of his time was full of nerds. The populares at least had Marius to keep thing exciting, but the optimates was full of sadsacks practically begging to have their power hijacked by someone less married to the party's ideals. Someone with a background in theater and being a scoundrel. Lol Then they had to go conspire against Sulla while he was busy with Mithridates in the East. Forced his friends and his wife to leave Rome for their own safety. Is that not a call for retribution?

[@PeterWolf359]

​@@BorderoseSo, you're saying he was right? Sulla was in a position to do anything he wanted, hence the bloodbath. The Republic was just a facade, propped up by his sycophants. I don't know how he saw it, but an indefinite dictator must've sounded like a king to the Romans. Wasn't Ceasar killed for declaring himself dictator for life? After what Sulla did, there was no going back. Idiots like Caligula, Nero, the year of the 4 emperors, every civil war in the power struggles to rule...all go back to Sulla. And it was all for nothing really. Personal ambition, greed. The Senate would practically become a non entity in the years to come. I'm no authority on the subject, but I know Sulla was a disaster and would become a hated figure...deservedly so. This is all known. I just objected to those 3 words you used to describe him. Then again, I bet Genghis Khan could tell a good joke when he wasn't slaughtering people.

[@PeterWolf359]

Marius's purge happened after Sulla's first march on Rome. And it was nothing compared to Sulla's bloodbath. As for the historical term of dictator, it has no cast iron definition. It depends on the situation. Stalin wasn't king, emperor or dictator. But, he was still a totalitarian ruler. Sulla had the senate in his pocket after the proscriptions. Who was going to stop him doing what he wanted? Obviously, he maintained the facade of the Republic. Once he did the unthinkable, it was no longer unthinkable. The end of the Republic was inevitable. He sowed the seeds for Ceasar, the year of the 4 emperors and every other power struggle for leadership. All a general needed was the support of his legions. At such times, the Senate was completely powerless. Their power just declined over time. It really was a crap state of affairs. Although, history's made it's judgement about Sulla. He was a total nightmare whose greed and ambition would lead to the end of the Republic. Then again, I'm sure Genghis Khan could tell a good joke when he wasn't slaughtering people.

[@raychumon]

this is the best video on sulla i've ever watched. your series on rome in general is fantastic and told so well. here's hoping that the algorithm picks up this channel because it deserves it.

[@TerminalConstipation]

sulla is much maligned. shenanigans were going on well before him that basically made his actions inevitable; shenanigans occurred after him in contrary to his efforts to curtail the earlier shenanigans. yet he often gets the blame for the result of all the shenanigans. good video.

[@wilroccz4464]

This video was wonderful. Really well made, informative, and entertaining. ^^

[@ericjohnson9468]

WOW !… just watched this… EXCELLENT ‼️ Spellbindingly informative about such a charged subject, but the presenter’s personal delivery & pace kept my attention focused. BRAVO‼️

[@browzah]

Once this popped up in my recommendations I could not stop listening. Thank you for all the work you’ve put into this and look forwarding to catching up on your other videos.

[@dianahazell6823]

Another excellent piece of storytelling that draws you in until the last moment and sad that it has ended

[@Hugh_Morris]

This was fantastic mate, well done honestly. There isnt anywhere near enough videos on here about Sulla, youve given us one of the best. Liked and subscribed

[@cleganebowldog6626]

Saving the second half for later, first half has been really fantastic! I get excited when I see you upload, and this is just the kind of video I hope for. Thanks!

[@awkwardlymajestic]

i’m doing a project on sulla and everyone has told me he’s very interesting. thank you so much for this video; it’s wonderful

[@notsocrates9529]

Sulla needs a biopic or HBO miniseries in the spirit of Rome (2005)

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[@koboldgeorge2140]

What an absolutely fantastic video. You did a great job presenting this narrative! I appreciate you quoting specific authors, and doing justice to a stupendously fadcinating man

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This is very well done, very interesting, no thrills... but easy to listen to & a pleasure to watch. Excellent a pleasure. Regards Ash, Oxford England.

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Glad you enjoyed it!

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Chiefly done, man. Congrats to you. That chap was a real badass, and it's one of my top characters ever.

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Great Great work you did!Loved how you stayed in topic!Love the listen.

[@hungryhotdog103]

Absolutely wonderful video; engaging and entertaining throughout. Thanks for this video!

[@Tom_Wolf_]

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[@barrybarlowe5640]

Sulla was brutal during a brutal time. But he walked away from power. That sounds more like a patriot, than a villain.

[@TomSeliman99]

Amazing production!

[@Atrocitus-k2j]

Forever grateful I stumbled across Coleen McCullough’s First Man in Rome series many years ago. She brought the era of Marius & Sulla to vivid life and opened up a whole new fascinating vista of history, to me, that I would’ve gone ignorant of for much longer. I’m glad to see such a well researched and composed KZbin series bringing their stories to light for a new generation!

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1:04:49 Vignettes like this are pure gold, excellent work!

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This was really well made and researched learned some new details about sulla i didnt know got my sub brotha

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Amazing video. Subscribed!

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Colleen McCullough is my most trusted source. She read the ancient text and only filled in with logic what no one knows about the history.

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Her books are the best I’ve ever read. You retain so much on such obscure characters and events because she makes it so enjoyable.

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Thank you for the video, nicely done! Liked, subscribed and off to the next one!

[@GiovannaSanguinetti1]

not long enough for me! I found the story fascinating and very well told. Thank you

[@Pickledsundae]

OMG I LOVE YOUR LONG VIDEO LENGTH!!!

[@georgetosounidis5545]

8:00 no, you are wrong, Sulla was extremely handsome, with sanguine curly hair, he was a truly, very handsome man!!

[@Bolognabeef]

Nowhere it says he was considered handsome, but he was considered of a striking and singular appearance.

[@georgetosounidis5545]

@@Bolognabeef i never said he said it. I said it, as everyone else who met him and was struck in awe by his beauty

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[@generichistory]

Thank you very much!

[@andreascj73]

Strangely, in the move Julius Caesar (2002) Sulla dies from a stroke in his bath after asking his general to kill Caesar. But it was Marius that died of a stroke.

[@galshaine2018]

I believe in that movie he dies after demanding Pompei to kill a certain person whom he suspected of embezzling money. As for Caesar, he asked Pompei to kill him during the proscriptions but Pompei instead allowed him to flee, showing Sulla a heart of a pig as proof he was put to death. That movie is the only one I know to give a substantial depiction of Sulla but was nowhere near following historical details.

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[@j0nnyism]

Excellent essay thankyou. Yes the mithradatic vespers is deffo worthy of its own video.

[@someoneelse293]

You're gonna end up with hundreds of thousands of views once the rest of the history fiends find your channel mate

[@generichistory]

I welcome my fellow history fiends

[@LucasDimoveo]

I'm halfway through the video. I had no idea at all that Marus' life on the run from Sulla was so crazy

[@ibrahimtas1969]

it’s really sad there has not been much series and movies about Roman history. Sulla really lived a life of a RPG game main character and most of people have no idea about him

[@sulla1537]

How does this only have 4K views?

[@ElliotCarson]

brilliant video mate

[@MrCdog85]

Very well done! I was thoroughly entertained. I have such a soft spot for the republican era of Rome

[@chrysology]

Well done.👏🏼 Other than your appreciated video narration, it is a very similar layout to Dan Carlin's Death Throes Of The Republic, which is amazing, too.

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Ed Harris in Felix. Not coming to cinemas near you 30 year ago!

[@steve4562]

Some of the best historical commentary I've seen. Once again I'm reminded that there is nothing new under the sun - our politicians today seem to be acting out the late Roman republic.

[@arnijulian6241]

If only Gaius Marius recovered his health & mind in his final days to only lived a bit longer. The clash of Sulla & Gaius Marius would have been epic rather then the incompetence of Cinna.

[@galshaine2018]

Marius was most likely developing a certain form of dementia at the last year of his life.

[@DeVanteReffington]

A 2 hour video? Bless!

[@stevescruby1343]

Wonderful lecture. Optime, frater!!

[@allenwood4771]

"A bit like Liz Truss" he said!!!!! I cracked up laughing at that!

[@normanshaw1970]

dude, great work i loved it

[@CaptainColdyron222]

Love how you labeled Mt. Vesuvius on the map of Pompeii. 😂

[@1987palerider]

Sulla: "Im here to free the city from tyrants" Also Sulla: Becomes a tyrant

[@galshaine2018]

He didn't become a tyrant but was appointed 'dictator' which was a position defined in Roman law. And despite being appointed to the position with no time limit, he chose to step down from the position.

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Fantastic video!

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[@jensmaas555]

You should have 50000 subs or more. Great content

[@MausOfTheHouse]

I love classical antiquity so much

[@catherinehanner284]

Fascinating figure. At the height of his power he believed he had achieved what he had set out to do, mounted a donkey not a guard in sight and rode out of Rome towards a retirement in his villa peopled by actors and various dissolute characters. His life was one of debauchery, wine, sex. His eventual death was caused by an apparent severe infestation of worms which disgusted him and spent hours taking hot baths, scrubbing his skin. An ignomnius end to an amazing and colourful life.

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This was top tier

[@maxpolaris99]

Why couldn't the Senate as a whole grant the Italians citizenship? Why did credit necessarily have to go to just one man?

[@pamela424]

This was so good!

[@pabloromeropico7840]

Excellente video. Thanks for relighting my passion for republican rome

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So well explained Bump!!

[@Ancient-History-Today]

Brilliant job!

[@cornagojar]

Very entertaining narrative, thanks

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Thank you for a very good video about a major period in the Roman republic that has shockingly spawned little modern interest.

[@puppetmaskerr]

Incredible video

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That was good story telling!