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| Italia War | |||||||||
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| Part of Sulla's civil war | |||||||||
 Map of Roman Italy during 1st century BCE | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Sullans | Marians and Cinnans | ||||||||
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| Strength | |||||||||
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Modern Estimates ~ Around 86,000 to 100,000 |
Modern Estimates ~ Around 100,000 to 110,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 12,200 to 20,000 ~ | 23,000 ~ | ||||||||
𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗿 or also known as in Latin, 𝗣𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 or meaning Pompeius's Italia War was a large scale rebellion organized by pro Sullans against Marian-controlled Italy from 84 to 83 BCE, Modern historians talks about weather this conflict was on the orders of Sulla who is preparing to land in Italy to retake his control or it was rebels own decision is up to debate.[1]
This major rebellious war against the Marians was on the preparations early as 85 BCE organized primarily after the death of Pompeius Strabo (Father of Pompey Magnus) in 87 or 86 BCE, Pompey Magnus is said to have quickly taken control of his father mutinous soldiers and to have restore Pompeian popularity and his strategic generosity in providing payments to his soldiers allowed him to take up arms, he remained relatively secretive in his support to Sulla with experienced pro Sullan commander, Crassus and long time Sullan General, Metellus Pius they are said to have muster ten of thousands of legionnaires secretly, many aristocratic Sullan pro families defected to their side causing alarms in Marian Senate[2]
Hostilities broke out in 84 BCE following the mass defections of Marian camps near Picenum, the Senate declared the opposition enemy of the Republic and gathered up 6 legions to crush the opposition but Italia Sullan rebels guerilla tactics and huge numbers of their own dramatically slowed down advance and eventually they are devastated by defeat at First Battle of Cremae but the resistance continued on making the war inconclusive[3]
Prelude
Sulla's March on Rome
- ^ "Rome's first civil war", Sulla, Routledge, pp. 117–132, 2013-01-11, ISBN 978-0-203-02251-1, retrieved 2025-04-12
- ^ "Rome's first civil war", Sulla, Routledge, pp. 117–132, 2013-01-11, ISBN 978-0-203-02251-1, retrieved 2025-04-12
- ^ "Sulla dictator: the proscriptions", Sulla, Routledge, pp. 133–148, 2013-01-11, ISBN 978-0-203-02251-1, retrieved 2025-04-12