Gracchi, Marius and Sulla Flashcards
who were the Gracchi’s parents
tiberius sempronius gracchus and cornelia africanus
what was significant about the Gracchi’s parents
father was consul 2x, provincial govenor and a censor
mother was a univira and her father was Scipio Africanus
what class were the Gracchi
patrician
describe tiberius gracchus’ military career
during quaestorship he had to broker the Numantine treaty - all 20000 soldiers could go but they would leave their weapons as booty due to father’s previous good relations with them
senate thought it was disgraceful
possible cause of senatorial distrust and want for military change
when did tiberius become tribune
133bc
what did tiberius propose as a tribune and what was it called
distribution of ager publicus to the poor
lex agraria
who vetoed the lex agraria
M. Octavius
what did tiberius hope to do with the lex agraria
alleviate suffering of the poor
make more people eligible for the military via property requirements
increase his fama
what did tiberius do in response to the lex agraria being vetoed
proposed octavius be removed as a tribute - successful - had lex agraria passed after
when does tiberius stand for re-election of tribune and what happened after
134bc
the senate heard about it and thought he was trying to become king, they storm the vote and, using dismantled pieces of the senate benches, beat Tiberius and 300 of his supporters to death
how many years after tiberius, does gaius become a tribute
10 years, 123 bc
how does gaius’ proposal of his bill anger the senate
didn’t consult them and went straight to comitia plebis tributa to pass it
what are gaius gracchus’ proposals
A corn dole for the citizens of Rome
- Re-affirming citizen right to trial (To avenge Tiberius’ death)
- Establishing tax contracts in Asia
- Changing the Jury in extortion courts to have equal numbers of patricians and equites
- Establishing overseas colonies
- Giving citizenship to the Latins
does Gaius get re-elected tribune in 122BC and what did the senate do and how did Gaius react?
no, the senate contests his Carthage colony proposal
he uses the power of the urban mob
what does the senate do in response to Gaius?
Issue an SCU that declares him a public enemy to Rome
