SULLA (FELIX), LUCIUS CORNELIUS

born 138 BC died 78 BC, Puteoli [Pozzuoli], near Naples victor in the first full-scale civil war in Roman history (8882 BC) and subsequently dictator (8279), who carried out notable constitutional reforms in an attempt to strengthen the Roman Republic during the last century of its existence. In late 82 he assumed the name Felix in belief in his own luck.