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Title

Tiberius Gracchus: destroyer or reformer of the Republic? / Edited with an introd. by John M. Riddle.

Author

Riddle, John M.

Publication

Lexington, Mass. : Heath, [1970]

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Description

xvii, 94 pages; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Problems in European civilization

Uniform Title

Problems in European civilization.

Subject

Gracchus, Tiberius Sempronius

Contents

The life of Tiberius, by Plutarch.--The events of 133 B.C., by Appian.--A well-meaning conservative who leads a revolution, by T. Mommsen.--Poor sources for Tiberius, by E. Meyer.--The first sign of a great awakening, by A. H. J. Greenidge.--The difficulty of interpreting the sources on Tiberius, by M. Gelzer.--Plutarch's and Appian's sources, by P. Fraccaro.--An uncompromising reformer who may have acted legally, by F. B. Marsh.--The need for agricultural reform and the illegality of Octavius' removal, by H. M. Last.--The political origins of the agrarian program, by J. Carcopino.--Tiberius' purpose: include all Italians in the land bill, by J. Göhler.--Purely a social reformer for the Romans, by D. Kontchalovsky.--The urban side of the Gracchan economic crisis, by H. C. Boren.--A politician and not a social reformer, by D. C. Earl.--Guilty of unconstitutional behavior, by E. Badian.--The relationship between the Licinian-Sextian law of 367 and Tiberius' law of 133, by G. Tibiletti.--Destroyer of the harmony of the Republic, by R. E. Smith.--Forerunners of the Gracchi, by L. R. Taylor.--The opposition's view of Tiberius, by H. C. Boren.--A summary and an opinion, by S. Katz.--Suggestions for additional reading (p. 91-94)

LCCN

71075819

OCLC

• ocm00052286
• SCSB-14342525

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Columbia University Libraries