Jophiel
Trend Setting 'Gender Tourist' since 2018.
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pronouns
- she/her, they/them.
I've got a challenge for you all. The Roman Republic's systems of elections were either archaic or entirely based on wealth/birth. Much of the economy in the Late Republic was based on slave plantations gained through the conquest and subjugation of foreign lands. Mob violence began to become and more frequent after the Gracchi brothers, and eventually the system fell apart towards the midpoint of the 1st century BC.
My challenge to you is to figure out a way to establish four things:
1. A less stark division of wealth within the Roman population.
2. A far larger voting pool, potentially beyond Italy.
3. A reform to the electoral system leading to far greater plebeian participation.
4. The Republic is able to last as an institution as a result of the reforms.
So far, I'm going to guess that the Gracchi brothers, as mentioned previously, are the best solution here. My guess is more moderate reforms, but working harder to establish a reform minded faction within the Senate and other institutions so that others could build on their work like what happened later on. Both brothers were rather aggressive with their demands and then had people already established crushed them with due time. I've also seen a suggestion for a Roman loss in the First Servile War leading to a more revolutionary/non-electoral approach to creating a better Republic.
Maybe you feel that another figure later on might do better, say Clodius or Caesar, that's fine. I've been working on this idea with a friend for several reasons, seeing its impacts on ideas such as nationalism, monarchy, republicanism and more. So I really hope you all have fun with this.
My challenge to you is to figure out a way to establish four things:
1. A less stark division of wealth within the Roman population.
2. A far larger voting pool, potentially beyond Italy.
3. A reform to the electoral system leading to far greater plebeian participation.
4. The Republic is able to last as an institution as a result of the reforms.
So far, I'm going to guess that the Gracchi brothers, as mentioned previously, are the best solution here. My guess is more moderate reforms, but working harder to establish a reform minded faction within the Senate and other institutions so that others could build on their work like what happened later on. Both brothers were rather aggressive with their demands and then had people already established crushed them with due time. I've also seen a suggestion for a Roman loss in the First Servile War leading to a more revolutionary/non-electoral approach to creating a better Republic.
Maybe you feel that another figure later on might do better, say Clodius or Caesar, that's fine. I've been working on this idea with a friend for several reasons, seeing its impacts on ideas such as nationalism, monarchy, republicanism and more. So I really hope you all have fun with this.
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