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Metrobius ( Ancient Greek: Μητρόβιος; lived 1st century BC) was an actor and a talented singer, [1] in the Roman Republic. He was said to be the lover of Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, the famed general and dictator.
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- Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
- Sulla Marches on Rome
- The Mithridatic War
- Sulla's Offensive
- Sulla's Roman Victory
- Sulla's Civil War
- Sulla The Dictator
- Sulla's Death and The Decline of The Roman Republic
The life of Sulla is one of stark contrast, and yet striking similarities, to those of Marius, and later, Julius Caesar. Thanks to Sulla's own personal memoirs, which have been lost to history, though preserved through the works of others, such as Plutarch and perhaps Appian, we actually know a great deal about him and the time period. Sulla was cu...
While Sulla was governing Cilicia, he played a pivotal role in expressing Rome's power to its eastern provinces and rival kingdoms. Much as Marius had done earlier with Mithridates, Sulla's intimidating presence left a lasting impression. Even the powerful Parthian empire sent ambassadors to meet with him. Sulla certainly made a lasting impression ...
Mithridates VI of Pontuscame to power in the Hellenized region of Asia Minor circa 121 and 120 BC. Murdering his brother, mother and other potential rivals, he established himself as sole ruler, with intentions of expansion at the expense of Rome. By the 90's BC, Mithridates took firm control of several neighboring regions to the north, and continu...
Sulla's initial goal was the immediate conquest of Mithridates' strongholds in Greece. Athens and its main port, the Piraeus, were the obvious targets, and Sulla ordered a direct assault. Defended by Archelaus, the plan was nearly a disaster, as the walled port was in an excellent defensive position with access to reinforcements by sea. Sulla was f...
In 86 BC, after Sulla's victory in Orchomenos, he initially spent some time re-establishing Roman authority. His legate soon arrived with the fleet he was sent to gather, and Sulla was ready to recapture lost Greek islands before crossing into Asia Minor. The second Roman army under the command of Flaccus, meanwhile, moved through Macedonia and int...
As Cinna's death reverberated throughout the Roman world, Sulla realized his opportunity to take full advantage. In 83 BC, Sulla prepared his fve legions, and left the two originally under Fimbria to maintain peace in Asia Minor. In the spring of that year, Sulla crossed the Adriatic with a large fleet from Patrae, near Corinth, to Brundisium and T...
Sulla took control of Rome in late 82 and early 81 BC after victories in the civil war of his own making, and those of his chief legate Pompeius Magnus. With the army at his back, the Senate was forced to ignore the constitution and proclaim Sulla as Dictator of Rome for an indefinite period of time. The Dictatorship, under constitutional law, was ...
After the death of Sulla in 78 BC, additional and expected power grabs were the result. Unpopular while he was still alive, Sulla's reforms went under immediate attack without fear of reprisal. Political turmoil was once again the order of the day, and various personalities emerged from the restraints of Sulla's power. Among these leading men were ...
XVI.-Astronomy and Geography in Macrobius. WILLIAM HARRIS STAHL. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. Although Macrobius' Commentary was one of the leading source books of. information on astronomy and geography in the Middle Ages, modern studies of the Commentary deal only superficially with these subjects. The framework of.
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Sulla's army took Athens on the Kalends of March, [10] in the consulate of Marius and Cinna, February 12 86 BC. The siege of Athens was a long and brutal campaign, Sulla's rough battle hardened legions, veterans of the Social War thoroughly devastated the city.
For these were the men who had most influence with him now: Roscius the comedian, Sorex the archmime, and Metrobius the impersonator of women, for whom, though past his prime, he continued up to the last to be passionately fond, and made no denial of it. 1
