44 - Sulla 1: The Lucky
Cost of Glory
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The Optimists
In the nineties b c, with his career sputtering to get off the ground, stella sees an opening with the optimites. Maybe it was because marius's authority and leadership of the populares was so absolute and unquestioned. On th optimate side, however, the show is being run chiefly by emelius scaurus,. An old man even older than marius, scaurus built his career on a track record of sternness. As consul, he passed a law that forbade roman nobles from serving imported shellfish and exotic birds at their dinners.
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