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Sulla the Fortunate: Roman General and Dictator Paperback – May 8, 2001

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Lucius Cornelius Sulla (138-78 BC), soldier, politician, and statesman, set the standard of dictator for the generations that followed his death―the most famous dictator to follow Sulla's systematic path to power was Julius Caesar. In his lifetime, Sulla faced issues such as the decay of religious faith, the end of the aristocracy, the rise of the proletariat, and the growth of international finance. It was unquestionably a momentous era in the world's history, and Sulla's story is a tale of the Roman ambition par excellence: alliances, battles against rival Roman armies, plots, assassinations, and a civil war initiated by Sulla himself in which he seized power.
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    Cooper Square Press
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    May 8, 2001
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    5.6 x 0.71 x 8.38 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0815411472
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0815411475
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This impressive and informative biography relates the numerous battles Sulla and his arch rival Gaius Marius (a Roman general of great abilities) fought in Africa, Gaul, and Greece to defend the empire's borders. Highly recommended reading for all students of Roman history, Sulla the Fortunate is a marvelously presented historical record of warfare, alliances, and betrayals that brings Rome and its politics back to life. -- Thomas G. Whelan ― Midwest Book Review

Baker has written a vivid, lively account of Sulla and his times, and has given a very readable study of the dictator's character and career. ― Times Literary Supplement

[An] extremely entertaining and effective biography..... [The author's] interpretation of the evidence is scrupulously fair. Baker has accomplished his main business, the portrait of a salient and brilliant personality, with notable distinction ― Saturday Review

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Historian G. P. Baker (1879-1951) is the author of Hannibal, Augustus, and Tiberius Caesar.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cooper Square Press; 1st edition (May 8, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0815411472
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0815411475
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.6 x 0.71 x 8.38 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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R. Anaya
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2009
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One of the top five Romans of all time. Enjoyable read despite the archaic style of writing - book was written a long time, but I'd still recommend it for its historical research and inside to fascinating characters, including Julius Ceasar, Pompey, Crassus, et al.
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Thomas P Brady Jr.
3.0 out of 5 stars Book was written in 1927
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2021
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Not a bad book. Good information a little dry and long winded. I was hoping for a more personal glimpse of Sulla
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Grant MacMurray
5.0 out of 5 stars Sulla is my Hero
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2019
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Sulla is my hero.
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John
2.0 out of 5 stars and boring. Author filled the pages with gobbley-gook and supposition
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2014
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Poorly written, and boring. Author filled the pages with gobbley-gook and supposition.
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Alia Duffy
5.0 out of 5 stars The Last True Partriciate
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2018
Great deep dive into Roman history from an unusual perspective. By focusing on earlier events this book give the best explanation of the root causes of Rome's turn from Republic to Empire I've seen in years of reading Roman history.
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ilmk
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2001
I must confess I read this more for the style of historiography, rather than the accuracy of the content. In the former it lived up to expectation, having that travelogue style to the scholarship that is almost delightfully quaint. Not that there is a problem with that early twentieth century style of history because it is far better at drawing the general reader into a real sense of 'being there' and creating a personality. And therein lies it flaw. As with many other modern historical biographies of its time it lacks the refined historical approach of the contemporary essay, which are in themselves, confessionably dry to read.
So, read it but if you're a serious scholar of Sulla go elsewhere for your information.
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Tom Munro
1.0 out of 5 stars Opinionated gossip not history
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2002
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This is a book which was written in 1927 and is very dated. The author has no foot notes and the book does not have a bibliography. It is a folksy anecdotal telling of the career of the Roman dictator Lucius Cornelious Sulla which is replete with the the prejudices of the author.
For example Mithradates VI King of Pontus is described at one point as "every much a Turk". At another point he is described as a "typical Asiatic" despite the fact that the concept was invented after the conquests of the Ottoman Empire. Throughout the book concepts more at home with Victorian England than ancient Rome are continually introduced. He thus talks of the influence of "Capatalists" in what was basically a land owning society.
The book seems to be based on Plutarch with the author providing his own gloss. The historical accuracy is not great. Baker accepts on face value ancient accounts of battles which had been called into question by both Dodge and Delbruck prior to the writing of this book in 1927.
This is popular and opinionated history at its worse. I am surprised that the book is still in print.
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Asher Shaham
2.0 out of 5 stars Disapointment
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2002
This book is old, outdated and very naive in its approach to the subject matter.
It is about time to see a new book about Sulla the dictator, a book which shall present all the recent research material to the modern reader.
Amazon should warn the customers that this book is not a new creation but a re-print of an old book.
On the other hand, although being useless for the student of ancient history, it is fluent and interesting.
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