He was one of the slaves in gladiator training; while at Capua, Spartacus and 200 other gladiators in training escaped. The breakout of these men enticed other slaves to join them in a rebellion. The escapees and their comrades killed nearly 10,000 men before their leader, Spartacus, was killed. After the death of their leader, Roman forces persecuted 6,000 of the involved slaves. In 133 B.C.E Tiberius Gracchus was elected in the city of Rome. In order to keep social order, he tried returning to some government models from the Roman Republic. This restricted each citizen to 300 acres plus 150 for each child. In 123 B.C.E Tiberius’s brother, Gaius Gracchus, was elected as Tiberius’s successor. That same year Gaius put laws in place that benefited the underprivileged people in Rome and acknowledged people from the allied state to be considered citizens. This infuriated many Romans and as a consequence, Gaius and many of his followers were
He was one of the slaves in gladiator training; while at Capua, Spartacus and 200 other gladiators in training escaped. The breakout of these men enticed other slaves to join them in a rebellion. The escapees and their comrades killed nearly 10,000 men before their leader, Spartacus, was killed. After the death of their leader, Roman forces persecuted 6,000 of the involved slaves. In 133 B.C.E Tiberius Gracchus was elected in the city of Rome. In order to keep social order, he tried returning to some government models from the Roman Republic. This restricted each citizen to 300 acres plus 150 for each child. In 123 B.C.E Tiberius’s brother, Gaius Gracchus, was elected as Tiberius’s successor. That same year Gaius put laws in place that benefited the underprivileged people in Rome and acknowledged people from the allied state to be considered citizens. This infuriated many Romans and as a consequence, Gaius and many of his followers were