# Sulla Becomes Dictator (-82)

URL: https://roman-history.com/timeline/-82-sulla-becomes-dictator
Location: Rome
Categories: politics

Sulla used dictatorship, proscriptions, and reforms to strengthen senatorial authority.

## Why it matters
His march on Rome and dictatorship set dangerous precedents for later strongmen.

Ruler at the time: [Roman Republic](https://roman-history.com/rulers/roman-republic)