Sulla's Dictatorship and the Proscriptions (82-79 BCE)

82 BCE · Roma · political

Sulla was appointed the Republic's first dictator without a fixed term; between 4,700 and 9,000 people were added to the proscription lists (their property confiscated and rewards offered for their deaths).

He reduced the Senate from 600 members to 300 and curtailed the powers of the tribunate. He then retired voluntarily. | The use of proscription as an instrument of rule; the path to the power of Caesar, Pompey and Crassus.

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What was Sulla's Dictatorship and the Proscriptions (82-79 BCE)?
Sulla was appointed the Republic's first dictator without a fixed term; between 4,700 and 9,000 people were added to the proscription lists (their property confiscated and rewards offered for their deaths).
When did Sulla's Dictatorship and the Proscriptions (82-79 BCE) happen?
82 BCE
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