Book contents
- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE – 20 CE
- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE – 20 CE
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 From World Power to World State: An Introduction
- 2 The New World Power: The Empire and Imperial Affairs (150–139 BCE)
- 3 The City of Rome: Scene of Politics and Growing Metropolis
- 4 The Struggle for Reform (150–104 BCE)
- 5 The Spiral of Violence (104–80 BCE)
- 6 Italy and the Reinvention of Rome (150–50 BCE)
- 7 Rome between Republic and Empire: The Stuck Elephant (80–60 BCE)
- 8 Rival Leaders and the Search for Power Bases (66–50 BCE)
- 9 The Course of Empire: Provincial Government and Society (90–50 BCE)
- 10 World City: Society and Culture in Rome (85–45 BCE)
- 11 War of the World (49–30 BCE)
- 12 Principate: Government for the World State (30–6 BCE)
- 13 The New Age: Refashioning Culture and Society (30–5 BCE)
- 14 The World State Tested (4 BCE–20 CE)
- Sources of Quotations
- Index
- References
4 - The Struggle for Reform (150–104 BCE)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2018
Book contents
- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE – 20 CE
- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE – 20 CE
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 From World Power to World State: An Introduction
- 2 The New World Power: The Empire and Imperial Affairs (150–139 BCE)
- 3 The City of Rome: Scene of Politics and Growing Metropolis
- 4 The Struggle for Reform (150–104 BCE)
- 5 The Spiral of Violence (104–80 BCE)
- 6 Italy and the Reinvention of Rome (150–50 BCE)
- 7 Rome between Republic and Empire: The Stuck Elephant (80–60 BCE)
- 8 Rival Leaders and the Search for Power Bases (66–50 BCE)
- 9 The Course of Empire: Provincial Government and Society (90–50 BCE)
- 10 World City: Society and Culture in Rome (85–45 BCE)
- 11 War of the World (49–30 BCE)
- 12 Principate: Government for the World State (30–6 BCE)
- 13 The New Age: Refashioning Culture and Society (30–5 BCE)
- 14 The World State Tested (4 BCE–20 CE)
- Sources of Quotations
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter explores the outbreak and repercussions of Tiberius Gracchus' challenge to the Senate. Tiberius set the precedent of bypassing the Senate and tried to expand the power of the plebeian assembly, to the dismay of the senatorial elites. The clashes between tribunes and the plebeian assembly, on the one hand, and their Seantorial opponents, on the other, over such issues as public land distribution, colonization, and foreign policy continued after Tiberius' murder. Tiberius' younger brother Gaius went further than Tiberius in trying to use the plebeian assembly to enact comprehensive reform of Roman government and he and his supporters were suppressed with force.
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- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE–20 CE , pp. 48 - 67Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018