Caesar and Sulla's Divorce

As a nephew of Marius and son-in-law of Cinna, Caesar would have been considered a future leader of the Marians. Sulla wanted to be sure that there would be no resurgence of the Marian cause. To ensure that Caesar's connection to Marius was entirely severed, Caesar would need to divorce Cornelia. The consequences for him were severe: he was stripped of the opportunity to fill his priesthood,. He fled Rome in disguise and went into hiding in the mountainous country northeast of the city. Each night he secretly moved to a new house, but was caught when having fallen ill and suffering from a fever, he had to be carried by a litter.