Overview
Sulla’s first march on Rome in 88 BCE shattered a boundary no Roman commander had crossed before. When his command against Mithridates was transferred to Marius, Sulla turned his legions against the city itself.
Historical Context
The immediate dispute concerned military command, but the deeper issue was the shifting loyalty of soldiers from state to general.
Consequences
The march made armed intervention in politics thinkable. The Republic’s sacred and constitutional protections were shown to depend on obedience that no longer existed.
This first atlas entry is drafted from the Livarva manuscripts and will be expanded with exact chapter and source references in a later version.