Flaccus - Marcus Fulvius Flaccus

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Definition: Marcus Fulvius Flaccus was a Roman consul in 125 B.C. and a supporter of the Gracchi brothers. Flaccus supported the agrarian commission of Tiberius Gracchus and suggested extending citizenship to Italian landowners. He was forced to abandon his reforms when the Senate sent him to Gaul to help Massilia against an attack by the Saluvii.

Marcus Fulvius Flaccus was consul, but then in 122 he stood for the very powerful, but lower office of tribune. This made Flaccus the junior tribune under Gaius Gracchus. Flaccus was probably the only consul to become tribune after his year as consul.

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The End of the Roman Republic Timeline

Consuls at the End of the Roman Republic