ridates in the east. After he left for the east in 88 B.C. the populares took over the optimates, and Marius returned to power. Soon Marius declared himself council and was going to appoint himself military commander against the east, but he died before this could be done. Sulla was declared a public enemy of Rome and could be killed by anyone. His house was burned and his family was forced to leave. Sulla heard all of this but nevertheless, continued his military campaign in the east. Sulla's campaign began in Greece. After a long and bitter siege he was able to capture Athens from Mithridates. Sulla and Mithridates met at Dardanus and came up with an agreement that Mithridates would withdraw his troops and pay Rome a fine. The two became allies after that.Sulla now turned his thoughts toward home. With a force of 40,000 soldiers and large amounts of plunder he headed toward Rome. Sulla won the battle at Colline Gate and ended the civil war. For the second time Sulla lead a Roman army against Rome. After taking Rome Sulla made a list of his enemies names called proscription, and paid a reward to anyone who killed these people.The most important role Sulla ever played was that of Dictator of Rome. After he conquered Rome for the second time, he appointed himself the dictator under the Valerian law. Sulla believed the Senate should be the principle political body in Rome. Sulla introduced a series of laws in 81 B.C. In particular he reduced the rights of the tribunes. Under Sulla's rule the tribunes could not bring matters to a vote without approval from the Senate. He drafted many men from the equestrian order onto the Senate. Their jobs were to provide juries to the permanent court. Sulla also made minium age requirements for each high ranking official. A Roman had to be at least 30 for quaestorship, 36 for aedileship, 39 for praetorship, and 42 for consulship. Sulla passed a law that everyone had to proceed from offic...
