 This departure allowed Gaius Marius and his son Gaius Marius the younger to return to Rome with an army and, with Lucius Cornelius Cinna, to wrest control of Rome back from Sulla's supporter Gnaeus Octavius during Sulla's absence.Based on the orders of Marius, some of his soldiers went through Rome killing the leading supporters of Sulla, including Octavius.Their heads were exhibited in the Forum.