ingressus est:
Sulla is still our subject (carried over from the last page).
Marium:
This is still Marius Iunior, the son of the Marius, the enemy of Sulla.
Praeneste:
This was an ancient Latin town,
located
here near Rome.
see also
Lamponium et Carinatem:
Lamponius and Carinas were leaders of the Marian faction.
duces partis Marianae:
The Marian faction was the equivalent to the Roman political party, the
Populares, who championed the conservative interests of the aristocracy.
ad portam Collinam:
The Porta Collina,
the Colline Gate
was an old monument, said to have been built by Servius Tullius, the sixth king of Rome. ad here means "near" rather than "towards."
