Overview
Praeneste was a stronghold of Marian resistance during Sulla’s civil war. The younger Marius was trapped there and died rather than fall into Sulla’s hands.
Importance
Praeneste matters because it shows the brutality of Sulla’s victory and the symbolic destruction of the Marian line.
This first atlas entry is drafted from the Livarva manuscripts and will be expanded with exact chapter and source references in a later version.