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The economic and social consequenses of the Punic Wars - Coggle Diagram
The economic and social consequenses of the Punic Wars
Economic effects of Punic Wars
Roman plebs
they sttil had political rights and sold their votes
formed the Equestrian order
they became richer but they didn't have political rights
they were often employed as tac collectors
Dissatisfaction
reforms needed
farmers lost their job
they became slaves which was a big problen
Social effects of Punic wars
a lot of taxes
a lot of people became slave
trade increases
merchants of colonies became richer
the enrichment of the senatorial order
large income made patricians richer
formation of latifundiums
they were rich
chivalry is formed
Roman plebs
dangerous and discontented mob
ancient proletariat
cheap gain from the provinces
no land, no soldiers
big problem
number of slaves increased
classical slaveholder society
Senatorial group was formed
these land were the latifundia
they owned huged lands from the ager publicus of the new colonies
Tiberius Gracchus
133 BC
1000 jugera of ager publicus
when he tried to re-elect himself the senatorial group killed him along
with 300 followers
he became a tribune
carried out a land reform: suggested to
revive the land act of Licinus-Sextius
Caius Gracchus
123 BC
his main aim was to take power away from the senatorial group
and solve land problems
had a wider base of supporters : plebeians and the Equestrian order
gave rights to the equestrians: they could be judges in cases of
corruption
promised free lands to plebeians in Africa colony and stabilized the
corn prizes
Senate declared him the enemy of the state and 3000 of his followers
were killed, he committed suicide
Two opponent parties appeared in Rome
Senatorial Party
called themselves Optimates
Popular party
plebeians,plebs and equestrians
