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Sulla

[ suhl-uh ]

noun

  1. Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, 138–78 b.c., Roman general and statesman: dictator 82–79.


Sulla

/ ˈʌə /

noun

  1. Sulla138 bc78 bcMRomanMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesman full name Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix. 138–78 bc , Roman general and dictator (82–79). He introduced reforms to strengthen the power of the Senate
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They are concerned employers will not have enough incentive to train British workers - something Sulla Braverman spoke about recently - if firms can too easily import foreign workers.

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Sulla and Zamber are charged with six counts of honest services wire fraud and one count of conspiracy.

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Departures from norms led to more departures from more norms, until first Sulla arrived and killed everyone, then left, followed by Julius Caesar and dictatorship and his assassination, then Augustus Caesar, who killed and stayed.

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And in ancient Rome, Sulla tore down statues that had been erected by Marius — and Julius Caesar had them restored.

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He emphasizes “touchstones”: “Attitudes are caught, not taught”; “Trust is the coin of the realm”; and his mantra, a condensation of the Roman general Sulla’s epitaph: “No better friend, no worse enemy.”

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