Professor Catherine Steel

so that the Senate is under no illusion as to what they are required to do. But then he moves to the bureaucratization of mass murder. So he comes up with prescription lists. So he publishes lists of names. And the point is, if somebody's name is on that list, there will be no legal penalties if they're killed, and there will be a reward, and their property is confiscated.

Now, there is an argument that Sulla kind of institutes prescriptions under pressure from people who said, you have to put some limits on the slaughter. So there is an argument that says this is better than what was happening immediately after his conquest of Rome. But it's hundreds of names. It's the elimination of his political enemies. Now, Caesar comes under suspicion.

Now, there is an argument that Sulla kind of institutes prescriptions under pressure from people who said, you have to put some limits on the slaughter. So there is an argument that says this is better than what was happening immediately after his conquest of Rome. But it's hundreds of names. It's the elimination of his political enemies. Now, Caesar comes under suspicion.

Now, there is an argument that Sulla kind of institutes prescriptions under pressure from people who said, you have to put some limits on the slaughter. So there is an argument that says this is better than what was happening immediately after his conquest of Rome. But it's hundreds of names. It's the elimination of his political enemies. Now, Caesar comes under suspicion.

He's the son-in-law of Cinna. He has married Cornelia. And Sulla wants him to divorce Cornelia. which I think actually would have kind of put the kibosh on his being flamen anyway, because the flamen has to give up his office under certain circumstances, including death or divorce of spouse. And Caesar refuses to do that.

He's the son-in-law of Cinna. He has married Cornelia. And Sulla wants him to divorce Cornelia. which I think actually would have kind of put the kibosh on his being flamen anyway, because the flamen has to give up his office under certain circumstances, including death or divorce of spouse. And Caesar refuses to do that.

He's the son-in-law of Cinna. He has married Cornelia. And Sulla wants him to divorce Cornelia. which I think actually would have kind of put the kibosh on his being flamen anyway, because the flamen has to give up his office under certain circumstances, including death or divorce of spouse. And Caesar refuses to do that.

What I think is less clear is how confident Caesar was about the penalty he's likely to face for this act of defiance. And in fact, his mother and his other female relatives, we are told, keep Caesar off the prescription list.

What I think is less clear is how confident Caesar was about the penalty he's likely to face for this act of defiance. And in fact, his mother and his other female relatives, we are told, keep Caesar off the prescription list.

What I think is less clear is how confident Caesar was about the penalty he's likely to face for this act of defiance. And in fact, his mother and his other female relatives, we are told, keep Caesar off the prescription list.

And I mean, I think at this point, the patrician status is quite interesting, because there's another good example of Sulla's apparent making an exception for people of patrician status. One of the consuls of the year 83 is a man called Scipio Asiagines, who's a patrician and is defeated by Sulla in battle.

And I mean, I think at this point, the patrician status is quite interesting, because there's another good example of Sulla's apparent making an exception for people of patrician status. One of the consuls of the year 83 is a man called Scipio Asiagines, who's a patrician and is defeated by Sulla in battle.

And I mean, I think at this point, the patrician status is quite interesting, because there's another good example of Sulla's apparent making an exception for people of patrician status. One of the consuls of the year 83 is a man called Scipio Asiagines, who's a patrician and is defeated by Sulla in battle.

But whereas in general, those who fought against Sulla are prescribed and hunted down, he treats Scipio with Great deal of lenience and respect. And even when Scipio then kind of doesn't abide by the terms of agreement, the worst that he faces is exile. But he isn't hunted down. He isn't killed.

But whereas in general, those who fought against Sulla are prescribed and hunted down, he treats Scipio with Great deal of lenience and respect. And even when Scipio then kind of doesn't abide by the terms of agreement, the worst that he faces is exile. But he isn't hunted down. He isn't killed.

But whereas in general, those who fought against Sulla are prescribed and hunted down, he treats Scipio with Great deal of lenience and respect. And even when Scipio then kind of doesn't abide by the terms of agreement, the worst that he faces is exile. But he isn't hunted down. He isn't killed.

And that's often used as an example to say that Sulla had some sort of respect for the patrician status that he had.

And that's often used as an example to say that Sulla had some sort of respect for the patrician status that he had.

And that's often used as an example to say that Sulla had some sort of respect for the patrician status that he had.

One of the interesting things about the politics at the very end of the Republic is after a period in which patricians don't seem to be disproportionately successful, if you look at who gets to the consulship in the 30 years between Sulla and the end of the Republic, there are a lot of men of patrician status.