In 133 and 123122 BCE the Gracchan reforms opened three cans of worms pitting the Roman landowning elites against their poorer compatriots Roman economic interests against those of the Italian allies and senators against equestrians As these cumulative divisions threatened to coalesce into a perfect storm the noble and wealthy tribune of the plebs M Livius Drusus in 91 boldly proposed a comprehensive if costly New Deal The eventual annulment of D...