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| II. Ancient and Classical Periods, 3500 B.C.E.–500 C.E. > E. Rome > 2. The Republic, 264–70 B.C.E. > e. Domestic Strife > 101 | ||||
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| Marius defeated the Cimbri at Vercellae in northern Italy and was hailed as savior of Italy. | 1 |
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| Marius employed the popularis tribune, L. Appuleius Saturninus, to secure a land bill for his veterans. When electoral violence broke out, the senate passed the SCU against Saturninus and his followers, who were arrested by Marius and killed by a mob. | 2 |
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| The tribune M. Livius Drusus proposed a comprehensive program that included a grain bill, a colony bill, mixed senatorial-equestrian juries, and, most important, Roman citizenship for the now desperate and bellicose Italian allies. United opposition voided Livius's laws, Livius himself was assassinated, and the Italians prepared for a war of secession against Rome. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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