The Gracchi Flashcards
1
Q
133 BCE as a turning point
A
Gracchus elected tribune of the plebs, wanting to fix problems and push for land reforms
2
Q
Land reforms
A
problems:
not enough small farmers, glain and danger of slave riots cuz of the Latifundia
solution:
formation of land commission
enforcing Licinio-Sextian laws
how:
through the plebian assembly
bypassing the senate
3
Q
explain the so called roman revolution
A
- violence and murder into politics
- concordia, meaning political harmony, was overlooked
- tention between populares and optimates
-tention between noblies/senate and the tribune of plebs