suddenly and two years later Caesar lost his father. After his father's death, Caesar found a companion in his mother Aurelia. She was a woman of great wisdom and strong character. She devoted herself to the upbringing and betterment of her child and watched his career grow with pride.
             Suddenly the peace was shattered and the rule of the Popular Party came to an end. Sulla, with 40,000 troops landed at Brindisi located at the heel of the Italian boot on the Adriatic coast to march into Rome. He was determined to take revenge against the people and Popular Party for overthrowing his government. Sulla was victorious and entered Rome with his army, where he was proclaimed democrat by his friends in the Senate. Sulla wanted to wipe out the leaders and supporters of the Popular Party, so he embarked on a reign of terror. Each informer was promised half of the victim's confiscated property. Many people joined in the hunt. They roamed the streets of Rome seeking victims. During this period, almost 5,000 people were killed and Sulla's aim was complete. The Popular Party was wiped out. However, one young man, whose family had popular sympathies escaped t
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