Quote Originally Posted by Geoffrey S
Nah. He was a dictator for a while, during which time he did his best to remove the Gracchi reforms, limit the power of the tribunes and restore authority to the senate. After that, around 80 BC I think, he was elected consul and retired during that consulate. All in all, despite being elected dictator for life in 82 BC he only used that for about two years; once he'd set Rome back on what he deemed the right path he abandoned politics all together, as far as he was concerned it seems he thought he'd done all he could. He lived out the rest of his years in his country villa, where he died a couple of years later, possibly due to excessive drinking.
Yeah, you`re right. But Sulla`s reforms were backward. Caesar is widely accepted among historians as the most important person for a transition from roman republic to roman empire.