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ˈsʌl əsul·la

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. French honeysuckle, sulla, Hedysarum coronariumnoun

    perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop

  2. Sulla, Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felixnoun

    Roman general and dictator (138-78 BC)

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  1. Sulla

    Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He won the first large-scale civil war in Roman history and became the first man of the Republic to seize power through force. Sulla had the distinction of holding the office of consul twice, as well as reviving the dictatorship. A gifted and innovative general, he achieved numerous successes in wars against foreign and domestic opponents. Sulla rose to prominence during the war against the Numidian king Jugurtha, whom he captured as a result of Jugurtha's betrayal by the king's allies, although his superior Gaius Marius took credit for ending the war. He then fought successfully against Germanic tribes during the Cimbrian War, and Italian allies during the Social War. He was awarded the Grass Crown for his bravery at the Battle of Nola. Sulla was closely associated with Venus, adopting the title Epaphroditos meaning favored of Aphrodite/Venus.Sulla played an important role in the long political struggle between the optimates and populares factions at Rome. He was a leader of the optimates, which sought to maintain senatorial supremacy against the populist reforms advocated by the populares, headed by Marius. In a dispute over the command of the war against Mithridates, initially awarded to Sulla by the Senate, but withdrawn as a result of Marius' intrigues, Sulla marched on Rome in an unprecedented act and defeated Marian forces in battle. The populares nonetheless seized power once he left with his army to Asia. He returned victorious from the east in 82 BC, marched a second time on Rome, and crushed the populares and their Italian allies at the Battle of the Colline Gate. He then revived the office of dictator, which had been inactive since the Second Punic War, over a century before. He used his powers to purge his opponents, and reform Roman constitutional laws, to restore the primacy of the Senate and limit the power of the tribunes of the plebs. Resigning his dictatorship in 79 BC, Sulla retired to private life and died the following year. Sulla's military coup was enabled by Marius' military reforms, that bound the army's loyalty with the general rather than to the Roman Republic, and permanently destabilized the Roman power structure. Later political leaders such as Julius Caesar would follow his precedent in attaining political power through force.

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  1. sulla

    Sulla refers to Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, a Roman general and statesman who lived from 138 BC to 78 BC. He was a skillful military leader who served as a consul twice and later became a dictator, making significant constitutional changes aimed at strengthening the Roman Republic during his rule. He was known for his unprecedented act of marching his own armies against Rome, starting a civil war to achieve his political aims.

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  1. SULLA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sulla is ranked #65424 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Sulla surname appeared 303 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sulla.

    80.8% or 245 total occurrences were White.
    9.5% or 29 total occurrences were Asian.
    5.9% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.9% or 9 total occurrences were Black.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sulla in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sulla in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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