Sulla the Fortunate: The Great Dictator


Read by Mark Harrington

(4.7 stars; 3 reviews)

George P. Baker explores the life of Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, known more commonly as Sulla. Sulla was a Roman general and statesman of the Late Republic in Rome, and was head of the optimates in an explosive period in Roman history. In the years of conflict between the optimates and the populares, Sulla revived the office of dictator, and used his powers to remove key leaders of his opposition. Baker considers Sulla's life among one of the crucial episodes on history, with particular importance to readers of his day. (Summary by Mark Harrington) (9 hr 59 min)

Chapters

Preface 9:22 Read by Mark Harrington
I. Sulla 42:29 Read by Mark Harrington
II. The Antecedents of Sulla's World 50:41 Read by Mark Harrington
III. Sulla's World 42:01 Read by Mark Harrington
IV. The Rise of Sulla to Fortune 50:43 Read by Mark Harrington
V. The Triumph of Marius 37:26 Read by Mark Harrington
VI. The Political Struggle (Part 1) 30:52 Read by Mark Harrington
VI. The Political Struggle (Part 2) 30:06 Read by Mark Harrington
VII. The Military Struggle in Italy 49:10 Read by Mark Harrington
VIII. Sulla in Greece 32:38 Read by Mark Harrington
IX. The Vengeance of Marius and the Retention of Asia 59:36 Read by Mark Harrington
X. Sulla Comes Home 33:57 Read by Mark Harrington
XI. The Dictatorship of Sulla 53:18 Read by Mark Harrington
XII. The Death of Sulla 27:33 Read by Mark Harrington
XIII. The Death of Sulla's World 49:11 Read by Mark Harrington

Reviews

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(5 stars)

If I had to describe his voice, id call it a soothing, less grating Penn Gillette. I really appreciated the focus given by the author to the commercial interest that shaped so much of the story. These are players rarely if ever mentioned in other histories. My only gripe with this one is that it sometimes feels like the author name drops with the expectation we’ll already know the history of that particular person or strain of history. Definitely an interesting parallel to the American republic (I don’t mean the hysterics of current thing in political cycle) and the ways the different parties and players push and pull and jostle. The author poses several interesting questions in the last chapter and one ponders whether Sulla would have had a more lasting legacy but for the mental and moral failings of his age. 9/10 recommended