CLST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Stoicism, Epicureanism, Mithraism

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 201
• Professor: Margaret Erskine

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2: tiberius and gaius gracchus (the gracchi, distinguished family, father was a consul and governor. Mother (cornelia) daughter of scipio africanus: tiberius gracchus, became quaestor in spain, became a plebeian tribune in 133: Saw problems of rome: city mob, lack of men in the army, slave revolts, proposed a land reform bill: Restricted how much land one person could have. Redistribute it to the urban mob: re-issued old licinian sextian law (367) Surplus land (agropublicus) taken back by state. Given to urban poor: couldn"t sell it. Commission created to administer the bill created. Bill opposed by owners of estates (i. e. senatorial gang) Senate thought it could stop it going to assembly. But, the bill alienated important people: first real challenge to the senate"s power, commission needed money, 133 - pergamum was the answer, t. g. wanted re-election as tribune. Senate upset senate had advantage - could stop him. T. g. argued tribunes weren"t magistrates, could run.