Historian G. P. Baker (1879-1951) is the author of Hannibal, Augustus, and Tiberius Caesar.
This impressive and informative biography relates the numerous
battles Sulla and his arch rival Gaius Marius (a Roman general of
great abilities) fought in Africa, Gaul, and Greece to defend the
empire's borders. Highly recommended reading for all students of
Roman history, Sulla the Fortunate is a marvelously presented
historical record of warfare, alliances, and betrayals that brings
Rome and its politics back to life.
*Midwest Book Review*
Baker has written a vivid, lively account of Sulla and his times,
and has given a very readable study of the dictator's character and
career.
*Times Literary Supplement*
[An] extremely entertaining and effective biography..... [The
author's] interpretation of the evidence is scrupulously fair.
Baker has accomplished his main business, the portrait of a salient
and brilliant personality, with notable distinction
*Saturday Review*
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