Sulla's first civil war was one of a series of civil wars in ancient Rome, between Gaius Marius and Sulla, between 88 and 87 BC.
Read more about Sulla's First Civil War: Prelude - Social War, Sulla's Mithridatic Command, Sulla's March On Rome, Aftermath
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