Reform summaries

Question 1

What where the reforms of Tiberius Gracchus?

Answer 1

The Lex Agraria (land bill)

Question 2

What forms did Gaius Gracchus’ reforms fall under

Answer 2

Judicial, Economic (land, colonies, grain, and army), Economic and political (provinces), Judicial and political (courts), and political (provinces, and allies)

Question 3

What where Marius’ military reforms

Answer 3

Recruitment, organisation, equipment, training and discipline

Question 4

What where Sulla’s reforms

Answer 4

The senate, the tribunes, other magistrates, proconsuls in the provinces, courts and corn distribution

Question 5

What were the aims of Sulla’s reforms (6 aims)

Answer 5

1. To strengthen the senate
2. To restrict the powers of the tribunes
3. To curb the independence of regular magistrates
4. to avoid the dangers from proconsuls in the provinces
5. To increase the number of magistrates available for administration and jurisdiction
6. To reorganise the courts and juries

Question 6

Pompey’s reforms in his sole consulship of 52 (3)

Answer 6

A law against public violence, a law stipulating a 5-year interval between urban magistracies and provincial command, and a law demanding that candidates must appear in person at elections

Question 7

What types of reforms did Caesar install (12)

Answer 7

Franchise, Colonisation, Italians, Finance, Provinces, Magistrates, Army, Public works, Masses, Calendar, Law/judiciary, and Miscellaneous