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Breaking the oath he had sworn to Sulla that he would not attempt any revolution in the state, Cinna allied himself with Marius, raised an army of Italians, and took possession of the city. Soon after his triumphant entry and the massacre of the friends of Sulla, by which he had satisfied his vengeance, Marius died. Lucius Valerius Flaccus was to became Cinna's colleague in 85 BC but was murdered by Gaius Flavius Fimbria . Gnaeus Papirius Carbo became Cinna's colleague in Flaccus' stead. In 84, Cinna, during his fourth year as consul, was forced to advance against Sulla; but while embarking his troops to meet Sulla in Thessaly , he was killed in a mutiny. His son, also named Lucius Cornelius Cinna, was a praetor who sided with the murderers of Julius Caesar and publicly extolled their action. NOTES 1- L·CORNELIVS·L·F·L·N·CINNA in English translates to "Lucius Cornelius Cinna, son of Lucius, grandson of Lucius." REFERENCES |