He assumed the name Felix and proclaimed himself dictator in 82 BCE and had the supporters of his bitter rival exiled or killed.
His campaigns against the Cimbri and Teutons were successful, and he was made consul after his victorious leadership in the Social War. He served under his most bitter rival in the Jugurthine War, inducing Bocchus I to deliver his son-in-law Jugurtha, king of Numidia. He assumed the name Felix and proclaimed himself dictator in 82 BCE and had the supporters of his bitter rival exiled or killed. FTP, identify this Roman statesmen who led the Optimates, or aristocratic party, against the Populares, or commoners' party, led by his rival Marius.
His campaigns against the Cimbri and Teutons were successful, and he was made consul after his victorious leadership in the Social War.
Lucius Cornelius {Sulla}