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LEFT STJLIOTS, or SULIOTES 152 SULLIVAN, JOHN pashalik of Janina (Epirus), in Euro- pean Turkey. After having for about 15 years heroically resisted the encroach- ments of the pasha of Janina on their independence, they were vanquished by Ali Pasha in 1801. In 1820 they fought desperately against the Turks for their old oppressor; and, ultimately, they took a glorious part in the War of Greek In- dependence, but their country was not included by the treaty of 1829 within the Greek boundary. See Janina and BOZZABIS. SULLA, LUCIUS CORNELIUS, a Roman dictator; born in 138 B. C. He received a good education, but was notorious from his youth upward for his excessive dissipation and debauchery. He served with distinction under Marius in the Jugurthine (107 B. c.) and Cim- brian (104-102) wars, and in 93 was chosen praetor. For his services in the Social War (90-88) he was appointed consul (88 B. c), and the province of SULLA Asia, with the conduct of the war against Mithridates, fell to his lot. Marius was also ambitious of this command, and re- sorted to acts of violence to carry his point, by which Sulla was compelled to escape from Rome. But Sulla re-entered the city at the head of his army, drove Marius to Africa, and then sailed for Greece at the beginning of 87 B. c. He expelled the armies of Mithridates from Europe (86), crossed into Asia (84), and was everywhere victorious, forcing Mith- ridates to conclude a peace. Marius had died in 86 B. c, but the party of Marius was still strong. Sulla now hastened to Italy, and landed at Brundusium with 40,000 men, 83 B. c. He was joined by many of his friends who had been ban- ished from Rome. He gained four bat- tles over the Roman forces in person, and defeated a Samnite army under Telesinus. He entered the city victorious in 82, and immediately put to death be- tween 6,000 and 7,000 prisoners of war in the circus. He caused himself to be named dictator for an indefinite period (81 B. c). In 79 B. c. he laid down his dictatorship, and retiring to Puteoli abandoned himself to debauchery. He died in 78 B. c. See Rome. SULLIVAN, SIR ARTHUR SEY- MOUR, an English composer; born in London, England, May 13, 1842; became a member of the boy choir in the Chapel Royal at St. James's, and at the age of 13 published his first composition. In the following year he won the Men- delssohn scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music, and in 1858, while at Leipsic, he composed his "Feast of Roses" and the music to Shakespeare's "Tempest." Subsequently he produced numerous songs, operas, oratorios, etc. He was knighted in 1883 and made chevalier of the Legion of Honor of France in the same year. He died in London, Nov. 22, 1900. SULLIVAN, BARRY, an English tragedian; born in Birmingham in 1824; first appeared at Cork in 1840; played at Edinburgh and elsewhere; and at the Haymarket in London as Hamlet in February, 1852. He visited the United States in 1857-1860, and Australia in 1861-1866. He died in Brighton, Eng- land, May 3, 1891. SULLIVAN, JOHN, an American mili- tary officer; born in Bervdck, Me., Feb. 17, 1740; studied law and obtained a lucrative practice in Durham, N. H. He was commissioned a major of militia in 1772; represented New Hampshire at the Continental Congress held in Phil- adelphia, Pa., in 1774; was appointed a brigadier-general of the American Army in 1775 ; and given command of the left wing of the forces then laying siege to Boston. In June, 1776, he was placed in command of the army on the Canadian boundary. After an unsuccessful en- gagement with the British at Three Rivers (q. v.) he retreated to New York, and for a time was chief in command on Long Island; subsequently was promoted major-general. During Washington's campaign, which resulted in the capture of the Hessians at Trenton, Sullivan had command of the right wing of the army. He also participated in the battle of Princeton, and later descended rapidly on Staten Island and took 100 prisoners. He was at the battles of the Brandywine and Germantown, and during the latter