Why did Sulla Decide to Fight a Civil War?

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220401.205How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Sullan Civil War; Subjective Factors; Objective Factors; Sullan reformation

Abstract

Lucius Cornelius Sulla’s decision for civil war contributed to the destruction of the Roman Republic. This paper illustrates that Sulla’s coup involves subjective factors, including Sulla’s character and increasingly intensified contradictions with Gaius Marius. Besides, the corruption of Rome, the disloyalty of the Roman army, the dilemma of citizenship and the conflict between plebs and nobles led to the civil war as objective factors. This work also briefly discusses the end of the Civil War and the Sullan reformation. By revealing Sulla’s military coup, readers can better understand how the decline of the Roman Republic embeds in partisan conflicts and deteriorated social environment.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Pengyu Xie
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/04/08
TI  - Why did Sulla Decide to Fight a Civil War?
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1073
EP  - 1078
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220401.205
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220401.205
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