Sulla the Fortunate: The Great Dictator


Lu par Mark Harrington

(4.7 étoiles; 3 critiques)

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)

Chapitres

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

Critiques

Mr. Harrington was a pleasure


(5 étoiles)

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