CLST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Gaius Gracchus, Roman Citizenship, Extortion
28 Sep 2017
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Gaius sempronius gracchus and his tribunate (123-122 bc) He was a left wing politician and was looking to reform rome. It was in large part because of his mother, cornelia, who insisted on a strong greek education that included democracy as well as philosophy. He was married to licinia, the daughter of p. licinius crassus (one of the early supporters of tiberius) He was elected for two years he got around the law as a write in candidate. Important ally/friend m. fulvius flaccus, consul in 125 and tribune in 122, he: grain pricing (lex frumentaria frumentum) began the war in gaul and thus was a war hero. Gaius political activities: land commission (lex agrarian, controls on interest, more colonies, one in tarentum. Gaius downfall, 122-121 bc: for italians with latin rights, gaius proposed giving full roman citizenship; for the samnites, who had no rights be given latin rights (can do business, marry, and.
