
Published online:
01 September 2010
Published in print:
08 July 2010
Online ISBN:
9780191723414
Print ISBN:
9780199577231
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5.1. Introduction 5.1. Introduction
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5.2. The Agrarian Reforms of the Gracchi 5.2. The Agrarian Reforms of the Gracchi
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5.2.1. The Gracchan Land Reforms: Introduction 5.2.1. The Gracchan Land Reforms: Introduction
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5.2.2. The Aims of the Gracchan Land Reform 5.2.2. The Aims of the Gracchan Land Reform
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5.2.3. Distributions of Land by the Lex Sempronia Agraria 5.2.3. Distributions of Land by the Lex Sempronia Agraria
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5.2.4. The Gracchan Land Distributions and the Italians 5.2.4. The Gracchan Land Distributions and the Italians
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5.2.5. Conclusion: The Result of the Gracchan Land Reforms 5.2.5. Conclusion: The Result of the Gracchan Land Reforms
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5.3. The post‐Gracchan Legislation 5.3. The post‐Gracchan Legislation
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5.3.1. The Three Post‐Gracchan Laws in Appian 5.3.1. The Three Post‐Gracchan Laws in Appian
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5.3.2. The Three Laws of Appian and the Lex Agraria of 111 5.3.2. The Three Laws of Appian and the Lex Agraria of 111
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5.3.3. The Lex Agraria of 111 5.3.3. The Lex Agraria of 111
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5.4. Ager Publicus After 111 5.4. Ager Publicus After 111
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5.4.1. Occupatio of Public Land After 111 5.4.1. Occupatio of Public Land After 111
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5.4.2. The Social War 5.4.2. The Social War
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5.4.3. Land in First‐Century Politics 5.4.3. Land in First‐Century Politics
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5.5. Conclusion 5.5. Conclusion
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Chapter
5 The Gracchi and the Privatization of Ager Publicus
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221–289
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Published:July 2010
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Roselaar, Saskia T., 'The Gracchi and the Privatization of Ager Publicus', Public Land in the Roman Republic: A Social and Economic History of Ager Publicus in Italy, 396-89 BC, Oxford Studies in Roman Society & Law (Oxford , 2010; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 Sept. 2010), https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199577231.003.0005, accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
Abstract
This chapter discusses the attempts made the Gracchi to improve the situation of small and landless farmers. They attempted to distribute ager publicus which had remained in the hands of the state. Holders of ager publicus, both Romans and Italians, received security of tenure on no more than 500 iugera of public land; the rest was distributed to the poor. This meant the privatization of a large amount of formerly state‐owned ager publicus. However, as many of the Italian holders of ager publicus lost some of their land without receiving any tangible benefits in return, the Gracchan reform contributed to the outbreak of the Social War in 89 bc.
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