Constitutional reforms of Sulla
Also known as: leges Corneliae
- 1Enacted between 82 BC and 80 BC.
- 2Followed the Social War, which resulted in the extension of Roman citizenship.
- 3Included the use of proscriptions to purge political opponents.
- 4Represented a revolutionary restructuring of the Roman constitution.
The constitutional reforms of Sulla were a series of laws enacted by Lucius Cornelius Sulla between 82 and 80 BC, reforming the constitution of the Roman Republic in a revolutionary way.
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Legislative changes to restore senatorial power
Sulla enacted these reforms to weaken the power of the tribunes and restore the Senate's control over the Roman government.
Political reforms enacted following the civil war
These reforms were the direct legislative outcome of Sulla's victory, intended to restore the Senate's power and curb the influence of the tribunes.
The constitutional reforms of Sulla were a series of legislative changes enacted by Lucius Cornelius Sulla between 82 and 80 BC. These laws were designed to fundamentally restructure the governance of the Roman Republic in response to the increasing political violence that had plagued the state for decades.
A portrait of Sulla, on a denarius of 54 BC, minted by his grandson.Wikimedia Commons: File:Q._Pompeius_Rufus,_denarius,_54_BC,_RRC_434-1_(Sulla_only).jpg Prior to these reforms, the Republic had endured the Social War against Italian allies, which resulted in the granting of Roman citizenship. Sulla's subsequent dictatorship was marked by his second march on Rome and the implementation of proscriptions, a violent purge of his political opponents. These reforms were intended to stabilize the state, though they were implemented through revolutionary and coercive means.