Sulla

Sulla marches on Rome - first Roman general to lead army against Rome itself, Marius flees, constitution shattered

Sulla besieges Athens - massacres population, blood flows to city gates, cultural treasures looted

Battle of Colline Gate - Sulla defeats Samnites and Marians at Rome's gates, becomes dictator, proscription lists begin

Sulla's proscriptions - 1,500 nobles killed, property confiscated, attempts to restore conservative constitution