9. Reconsidering the Sulla Myth

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements V
3. Contents VII
4. Contributors IX
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I: Politics
7. 1. Sulla the Orator 19
8. 2. Sulla’s Relations with the Poleis of Central and Southern Greece in a Period of Transitions 33
9. 3. Can a Dictator reform an Electoral System? A Reassessment of Sulla’s Power over Institutions 55
10. 4. Dolabella’s Naval Command 71
11. 5 Paludes et Silvae: The Ruin of the Veteran 89
12. Part II: Reception
13. 6. Sulla in the Bellum Jugurthinum 107
14. 7. Sulla’s Long Shadow: Sallust in Tacitus and Tacitus in Sallust 125
15. 8. Sulla and the Philosophers: The Cultural History of the Sack of Athens 143
16. 9. Reconsidering the Sulla Myth 159
17. Abbreviations 173
18. Bibliography 175
19. Index of Ancient Authors 197
20. Index of Ancient Persons and Deities 199
21. Index of Ancient Places 203
22. General Index 205