Money for the Imperator. The birth of imperatorial coinage in L. cornelius Sulla Felix’ Propaganda

Although the Age of Sulla was a real turning point in Ancient Roman History, affecting not only Politics but also Society and Economy, and even the Cultural perception in the Roman World, Modern Historiography used to avoid a strong focus on it. In fact, research about Sulla and his time has been scarce. The main aim of this book, entitled Sullanum Tempus: The Age of Sulla, which arose from the project of an international congress of the same name planned for 2020, whose celebration was cut short by the COVID-19 epidemic, is to observe not only the historical character of Sulla and its reception, but also to raise the discussion about the historical context that led to the facts, processes, causes and consequences, that marked this key moment of the Late Roman Republic. The book, which brings together some of the best specialists on the period, contains papers related to the life, ancient sources and historiography of Sulla, as well as on very specific aspects of an archaeological, numismatic and epigraphic nature, and on the historical and cultural events and processes that occurred at the time of political hegemony of this indispensable imperator.