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Tribune Influence - Coggle Diagram
Tribune Influence
Spurius Cassius
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the senate accused his of wanting to become a tyrant, and the plebs grew suspicious
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shows how consuls used the demands of plebs to their own advantage, and tribunes weren't taken seriously
Volero Publilius
in 473, volera, a pleb, refused to join the army as a normal soldier because he had previously been a commander
he told the people that the tribunes were too scared or too friendly with the senate to actually help the people
he then successfully campaigned to become the next tribune in 472 and demanded a change to the tribune voting system
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to prevent civil unrest, the law was passed
this strengthened the tribunes as it allowed the plebs to elect those who could represent them better
Coriolanus
the first secession caused famine and coriolanus blamed this on the plebs and suggested they should be starved
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the tribunes incited the plebs to use mob violence, this put pressure on the senate and they agreed to set fair food prices as a compromise
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Gaius Terentilius
a tribune, gaius suggested that there should be a written constitution to limit the power of the consul so they could not abuse their powers
the senate said they would not vote on the matter until they had more information. this was an excuse not to do anything