Although we are ill informed about the political and military plans of the populares during Sulla's Eastern campaign, there are reasons to believe that Cinna's Libumian operation in 84 was a defensive action against a planned offensive by Sulla. Eutropius' statement that Sulla subdued the Delmatae, as well as other nuances in the sources, lead to the conclusion that Sulla was trying to find a land route to Italy, or, at least, to threaten Gallia Cisalpina with the help of the Delmatae, his new allies.
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