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 Lucius Cornelius Sulla
His cognomen Felix - the fortunate - was attained later in his life, due to his legendary luck as a general.
Nevertheless, Sulla continued to serve on Marius' staff until the campaign against the Germanic Teutones and Cimbri tribes in Gaul 104-103 BC.
On the verge of the Social War (91-88 BC), the Roman aristocracy and Senate were starting to feel fear for Marius' ambition, which had already given him five consulships in a row from 104 BC to 100 BC.
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Sulla and Marius both wanted the command against Mithradates : Marius as a popular leader, Sulla as a senatorial favorite.
Sulla also founded a number of colonies for his veterans.
Sulla's dictatorship was notorious for its cruelty and lack of legality.
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 Sulla, Lucius Cornelius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
He served under Marius in Africa and became consul in 88 B.C., when Mithradates VI of Pontus was overrunning Roman territory in the east.
Sulla got the office by marching (88 B.C.) his soldiers on Rome.
After Marius' death in 86 B.C., his party (led by Cinna) sent another army to Greece, designed to supplant Sulla's, but the other Marian commander, Fimbria, fought independently.
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