 The New Period Of Turbulence

 146 BC to 46 BC: was one of the most turbulent in the history of Rome
 Class conflicts, assassinations, wars and insurrections
 The slaves contributed in the chaos
 The Revolt of The Gracchi
 The Gracchi were spokesmen for the landless farmers.
 In 133 BC Tiberius was elected tribune
 Tiberius want to limit the amount of land that any person might hold
 Tiberius term as tribune expired and he can not enact the law
 Tiberius and his followers were slaughtered

Significance of the Gracchan affair

 Nine years later Gauis renewed the struggle for the underprivileged orders.
 Elected tribune for 123 BC
 Attacked the powers of the Senate.
 Persuaded an slave to kill him.
 The Struggle between Pompei and Caesar
 After Pompey was elected as sole cónsul, Caesar was branded as enemy of the
state
 In 48 BC the forces of the two rivals faced
 Pompey was defeated and soon after was murdered
 Caesar‘s triumph and his downfall
 In 46 BC he became dictator for 10 years, he obtained full authority
 In 44 BC he was assassinated by a group of conspirators
 Caesar´s achievements
 He investigated in the distribution of public grain and reduced the number of
reciplents
 Plans for codification of the law and increased the penalty for criminal
 Conferring ctizenship to Spaniards and Gauls
 Eliminate the distinction between Italians and Provincials
 Settled a considerable of the urban poor on unused lands
 He ordered the proprietors of the large states to employ at least one free citizen to
every two slaves