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None of the above.
Rome fell the moment the Gracchi brothers were killed because the super rich decided that protecting the status quo was more important than actually doing their job.
JUSTICE FOR THE GRACCHI BROTHERS.
Well... I'm not convinced the Gracchi actually made things better
I love ACOUP, but the piece is way too soft on the traditional nobility and far too cynical about the Gracchi.
His point there is to complicate things, to be an advocate for the opposite side – Note that he remarks that he usually teaches the traditional narrative as well