Another who disobeyed Sulla was the young Julius Caesar. He stubbornly remained married to Cornelia, the daughter of the Marian leader Cinna, despite having had strict orders to divorce himself from her. Instead Caesar went on the run. He, like most of those on the wanted list, was quickly captured and only the fact that a number of Sulla’s allies were also Caesar’s relatives saved the young man from immediate execution. (The couple remained married for another decade until Cornelia’s untimely death.)
