Optimates-dominated Senate
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The Optimates-dominated Senate was the conservative aristocratic faction of the late Roman Republic that resisted popular reforms and defended traditional senatorial authority.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Senate faction
ⓘ
aristocratic faction ⓘ conservative faction ⓘ political faction ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cato the Younger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucius Cornelius Sulla NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Tullius Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Caesar’s civil war
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Social War NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulla’s civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| declineCause |
civil wars of the 1st century BCE
ⓘ
rise of military strongmen ⓘ |
| goal |
maintenance of traditional social hierarchy
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preservation of senatorial supremacy ⓘ prevention of concentration of power in individual popular leaders ⓘ |
| governmentalRole |
control of foreign policy
ⓘ
control of provincial administration ⓘ legislative influence ⓘ |
| historicalOutcome | loss of political dominance under the Principate ⓘ |
| ideology |
defense of senatorial authority
ⓘ
defense of traditional Roman institutions ⓘ opposition to radical popular reforms ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| notableOpponent |
Gaius Gracchus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaius Marius NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiberius Gracchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Populares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy |
agrarian reforms
ⓘ
debt relief measures ⓘ extension of citizenship to Italian allies when proposed by populares leaders ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
aristocratic
ⓘ
conservative ⓘ |
| powerBase | Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialBase |
patrician aristocracy
ⓘ
wealthy senatorial families ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
defense of senatorial control over courts
ⓘ
defense of senatorial control over provincial commands ⓘ limitation of tribunate power ⓘ maintenance of oligarchic control ⓘ restriction of popular assemblies ⓘ |
| usedInstitution |
Senate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
courts controlled by senators ⓘ senatorial commissions ⓘ |
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