CLA231H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Publius Mucius Scaevola, Tiberius Gracchus, Gaius Gracchus
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Father: lucius aemilius paullus the victor over perseus at pydna in 168. Grandfather was one of the consuls defeated at cannae in 216. Adopted by publius cornelius scipio, the son of scipio africanus, who had defeated hannibal. Ambitus - the excessive pursuit of offices and popularity. Ambitiones - formal walks through the forum, where the candidate, accompanied by prominent supporters, greeted citizens and requested their support. Tiberius sempronius gracchus - tribunate in 133; marked a sharp break in roman political development. Cicero would later claim his death divided the romans into two camps. Introuced a law regulating the use of the public lands of the roman peopel 0 ager publicus populi romani. In other words lands seized in rome"s various wars, but not yet distributed to settlers or leased to provide revenue. Law aimed at resolving serious problems that the reformer and his associates thought to threaten the state.
