Thread · 2 tweets · 19 Sept 2020

Yes! Well, he was in exile as an opponent to Napoléon III who had overthrown democracy, so you could say he was up against some pretty serious opponents!

I dug some more (it's been bothering me!) and it looks like your reading with Sulla is the right one. I found a BNF version which I trust with Sylla not Scylla, and that's a better source. Cool reference, thanks!