Outlines of Ancient History From the Earliest Times to the Fall of the Roman Emp
Outlines of Ancient History From the Earliest Times to the Fall of the Roman Emp
Harold Mattingly
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They welcomed Gracchus as a deliverer and were ready to flock to Rome to vote for his proposals. But equally vehement was the opposition. This was an attack on that which the wealthy always hold most sacred — on their money-bags — and their opposition was naturally of the bitterest. Nor was it entirely without justification. The abuse went very far back, and any attempt to remedy it was certain to inflict heavy losses on many who were personally innocent. The proposals brought forward by Gracch...us in 133 were, however, not extreme. The limitations to occupation of the ager publiciis, fixed by the Licinian Rogations of 367, were re-enacted ; but, as a concession to the actual facts, each holder was to be allowed to retain as private property 5CX) jugera, with an extra 250 for each son. The remainder was to be resumed by the state and distributed among poor citizens. To ensure the permanence of the reform, the sale of this land was prohibited for the future. The wealthy classes strained every nerve to defeat the measure and found a tribune, M.
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