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The rule Mankind and make the world obey lecture 9 strong men fight it out 123 to 53 BC in the last lecture we learned about the career of Gaius Marius and how his army reforms is against his intentions hastened the death of the Republic in this lecture we're going to hear about how a man named Sula takes over from Mary as in a brutal and violent way how in the power vacuum after Sellers death strong men from Rome compete for the position of first Roman and finally we're going to hear about a political Alliance involving Julius Caesar that will kill off the Republic once and for all so I could not have existed without Marius he was a man of tremendous Patrician Pride old family in a really good background naturally he had endured military service since that's what Roman men did particularly patricians so I had worked for Marius in Africa fighting against you gertha in the war and in fact it had been so up who really was responsible for the Roman victory since Marius was console he got the credit but saw was the one that tricked to Bertha into surrendering and so I had a ring made to commemorate this fantastic event showing to Griffin kneeling before himself Marius was Furious over this because someone took every opportunity to flash this ring and remind everyone who the true Victor and the war was Mariah said had a lot of trouble with the Roman senate mainly because he was not one of them even having married into a patrician family Marius was at heart a soldier in a rough-and-ready character he would serve the Roman state with all his heart and all his strength and it is sad to note that he died a raving Maniac arguably a victim of post-traumatic stress Marius at the end had hallucinations fantasies that he was being attacked physically by other people and is he naturally defended himself he inadvertently killed passers-by innocent friends of his coming up to greet him but in marius's eyes dangerous enemies was very anxious for the commands that Mary has had in the east fighting pirates pirates were an excellent enemy to fight because they were wealthy when you defeated Pirates Who became rich and so Salah went to a lot of trouble to force the Senate to give him this command Wakulla was in the east fighting pirates in his absence the Senate decided that the Republic was feeling unstable that too many strong men were acting like strong men and it was trying to suppress this kind of action and make it clear who is in control that is to say the Senate saw in his absence was declared a public Outlaw to start with and on his return the Senate was very frightened to hear what his reaction to this would be it wouldn't take them long to find out because Saleh marched on Rome with all the legions at his disposal prepared if necessary to see his room by force this was a completely unforeseen event and the Senate scramble to mount an Army against him at this point every man in Rome had a difficult choice to make wood solo win because her solo one it was very important to have fought on his side on the other hand if so lost it was better not to be fighting with him crucifixion was the usual punishment for those caught fighting on the wrong side from now on the only names will here in Roman history are those of men whose families guessed right because anyone who guessed wrong solo exterminates so we're not surprised to find out that Pompey and Crassus great Future Leaders of Rome guest right puppy was a very young man to Young legally to hold military power and so he saw this is a great opportunity desperate times require Desperate Measures Crassus also had been in trouble with Marius and in Exile almost waiting for the political situation to settle down he was happy to join solo and fought my soul is side as they stormed the very Gates of Rome herself fish with an opponent a Roman citizen who is actually willing to use force of his kind against the state the senatorial Army such as it was capitulated rapidly and so assume found himself in total control of the city the Senate rather belatedly declared Sola dictator acknowledging the inevitable in desperate times it was better to have only one man in charge even if that one man was going to be so low no one was prepared for the kind of Vengeance so it would take he instituted a frightening practice known as prescriptions were list of names were posted giving them 24 hours to get out of town before the state executed them