The soldiers were uncertain. “But Rome is a sacred city,” they shouted. “We ought not to enter the city armed. Let us enter the city without weapons.”
Sulla replied angrily: “Soldiers, if you will not come with your weapons, I will not enter Rome. But I want to kill my enemies. I am a Roman general.” cambridge latin course book 1 stage 11 sulla translation
Sulla, who was at Rome, called together the soldiers. “Soldiers,” he said, “let us go to Rome. Let us seize the city. Let us kill our enemies. I am not afraid. I am a great general. You obey me.” The soldiers were uncertain
Tum Sulla Rōmam cum mīlitibus contendit. urbem occupāvit. hostēs suōs interfēcit. posteā Rōmae imperium longum tenuit. Let us enter the city without weapons
Sulla īrātus respondit: “Mīlitēs, sīcum armīs nōn veniētis, Rōmam nōn intrābō. sed hostēs meōs interficere volō. ego sum imperātor Rōmānus.”