Gaius Corellus Sulla (Superpowers)

Gaius Correlus Aurelius Sulla (born Gaius Correlus Sulla on 21 September 165) was the Emperor of the Romans from 6 July 180 up until his death on New Year's Day 228. Although he came from a poor Greek family in Athens, he was orphaned at the age of 7 and then adopted by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius the following year. His new father gave him a proper Roman upbringing, teaching him the common skill of hunting and swordplay as well Aurelius' own Stoic philosophy. However, while Sulla was only 14 years old his father, the emperor, died an untimely death from the Antonine plague. As he had been named heir to the throne just two years prior, Sulla was enthroned as Emperor of the Romans with several attendants assisting in his early regency; the astute young boy refused to provide any one man the power of a regent.

At the age of 20 he led his first army, across the Rhine to pillage the unorganized lands of Greater Germany. Following his tremendous successes in that campaign he kept many of the veterans to continue fighting for him in future wars, such as the counter-attack against Parthia and the conquest of Caledonia. These wars against Rome's three greatest enemies (the Germans, the Picts and the Persians) earned him a reputation as a skilled military commander, one who underwent three triumphs in his career. The respect that the Legions had for him was compared to that which was commanded by the great Augustus himself.

Although a truly great general, Sulla was also very politically astute as well. He organized the Empire's various ethnic groups into their own Foederatae ruled by a democratically elected Consul of the people. Later still, in the year 212, he passed the Sullan Edict on the acquisition of citizenship to make it easier for well integrated foreigners to become Roman citizens. In these ways, Sulla earned the admiration of the millions of non-Italians under his rule. He also had the magnificent Pantheon in Rome redecorated and repaired to a level of splendor well above its original form.