Talk:Tiberius Gracchus
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Tiberius Gracchus was cool!
this article needs to be cleaned up. What's the code for that?
- It's {{cleanupdate}} but it doesn't look like it needs that much cleanup to me. Also Tiberius Gracchus is totally awesome. Ashibaka tock 03:22, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Octavius = Augustus?
Is the Octavius mentioned in the article the same as Octavian, the future Caesar Augustus? If so, that should definitely be mentioned.C.M.24.21.139.41 15:06, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
->> No, it was a different Octavius, whose main claim to fame was this incident. 59.154.24.147 15:28, 24 December 2006 (UTC)Ashavah
->>> king is the wrong word to use, wouldnt they of used "dictator" or something? King isnt a title romans use. i noticed you referenced that from Ancient rise & fall of rome which isnt 100% historicaly accurate., Marku.
Dictatorship was a legal office in the Roman government, that didn't imply for the Romans all the negative connotations it has today, while monarchy carried many of those sentiments. The Republic replaced the Roman monarchy, and in light of that, accusing opponents of attempting to be "king" was used as a political invective. The Jackal God 23:11, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
In fact, it was for precisely this reason that the word 'king' (in Latin, 'rex') was used of Tiberius Gracchus; it was a highly politically loaded term, and the accusation that he wished to be king was used to defend those who killed him. The Romans feared kingship, while for them at this time a dictator was somebody given special office to protect the state in times of national emergency. Ashavah 14:13, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
