Baker, G. P. Sulla the Fortunate: The Great Dictator; Being an Essay on Politics in the Form of a
Historical Biography. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1967. Print. This hardcover biography was found in Fresno State University’s Henry Madden Library by first searching through their website for Sulla book topics. The purpose of this source is to inform and educate mainly college-level students on politics during the Roman republic and how Sulla became to be who he is remembered as today with a language that is to the point and not as complicated to understand. This was helpful in understanding Sulla’s early life and how he came to rise in power. It was not recently written, but was published by a respected publisher company, and written by an author who has published many other books on ancient Roman history.
Keaveney, Arthur. Sulla, the Last Republican. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2005. Print.
The format of this book is a biography that includes bibliographical references and an index. This source was found in Fresno State University’s Henry Madden Library by first searching through their website for Sulla book topics. The purpose of this source is to inform and educate its readers on one of the most controversial and debatable figures …show more content…
“ The Life of Sulla.” The Parallel Lives. Loeb Classical Library ed. Vol. 4. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 325-445. Web. . This primary source is a biography, written by an ancient Greek historian that lived to write about Sulla during his time. I found the primary source by looking for excerpts from one of Plutarch’s works, The Parallel Lives, online that spoke specifically about Sulla. This primary source was written to perhaps inform scholars during his time and of course, students studying ancient Roman history. His writings were actually to the point and very insightful about Sulla’s life and the wars he took part in. It was not recently written, but since it was written around the time Sulla was actually alive, its reliability is