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<p>[QUOTE="cmezner, post: 24481343, member: 87809"]Don't have a Sulla coin, just sharing this:</p><p>After the fall of Praeneste, where according to ancient sources about 50,000 died, Sulla used the name Felix (only the temple of Fortuna Primigenia was left standing when Sulla ordered the total destruction of the city) and systematically began to restore the power of the aristocratic party. He had himself elected as dictator perpetuo and with this started, but just not in name, a monarchical-absolutist rule in Rome.</p><p>Sulla decided to get rid of all leaders and followers of the Populares, and published a first proscription list with 80 names. Every Roman who encountered one of the persons on this list had the duty to kill him. Every one that did this deed, even an executioner, received a “gift” of 12,000 denarii, and these payments were recorded in the official expenditure books.</p><p>The list of the proscribed grew up to 4700 names, among them were 15 former consuls, 90 senators and more than 2000 equestres.</p><p>The rule of Sulla was short; he retired in 79 BC to his fabulous Villa in Cumae, where he started to write his memoirs – they are not preserved - and a quick death surprised him in 78 BC. Fortuna was definitely with him....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cmezner, post: 24481343, member: 87809"]Don't have a Sulla coin, just sharing this: After the fall of Praeneste, where according to ancient sources about 50,000 died, Sulla used the name Felix (only the temple of Fortuna Primigenia was left standing when Sulla ordered the total destruction of the city) and systematically began to restore the power of the aristocratic party. He had himself elected as dictator perpetuo and with this started, but just not in name, a monarchical-absolutist rule in Rome. Sulla decided to get rid of all leaders and followers of the Populares, and published a first proscription list with 80 names. Every Roman who encountered one of the persons on this list had the duty to kill him. Every one that did this deed, even an executioner, received a “gift” of 12,000 denarii, and these payments were recorded in the official expenditure books. The list of the proscribed grew up to 4700 names, among them were 15 former consuls, 90 senators and more than 2000 equestres. The rule of Sulla was short; he retired in 79 BC to his fabulous Villa in Cumae, where he started to write his memoirs – they are not preserved - and a quick death surprised him in 78 BC. Fortuna was definitely with him....[/QUOTE]
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