Sullan Dictatorship

Question 1

What did Plutarch say about the triumph of Pompey?

Answer 1

“more people worshipped the rising sun than the setting sun”

Question 2

What did Plutarch note about the Senate during Sulla’s dictatorship?

Answer 2

“The Senate was not its own master”

Question 3

How did Octavian’s approach to proscriptions compare to others according to Suetonius?

Answer 3

“He carried it through more ruthlessly than either of the others”

Question 4

What legislative powers were taken away from the tribunes by Sulla?

Answer 4

Legislative powers and progression up the cursus honorum

This restriction was significant in limiting the power of the tribunes.

Question 5

Who removed the ban on tribunes holding higher office after Sulla?

Answer 5

Aurelius Cotta, consul of 74

This action restored some legislative power to the tribunes.

Question 6

What did Sallust refer to in the Macer speech about Sulla’s impact?

Answer 6

“State of slavery engineered by Sulla”

Question 7

When was the tribunician power restored according to Sallust?

Answer 7

“Tribunician power had been restored in the consulship of Pompey and Crassus”

This restoration marked a significant shift in the balance of power.