3.+175+BCE+to+100+BCE

163-133 BCE/ Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
Was elected by the people in 133 BCE, and was murdered by opponents later on. There was a riot and many of Gracchus followers were killed and Gracchus along with his followers. He was killed at the door of the Statues of Kings. Later after Gracchus was killed the city followed in some joy and grief. Most people were perfectly happy how it turned out.

157-86 BCE/ Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius born 155 BC in Cereatae, Italy. Gaius was Roman general and consul, Was the son of a small farmer. First served in spain under the great Scipio Africanus, and became a general later on. When at the age of forty then married Julia who was Julius Caesars aunt which gave him a new social status. In the war with Jugurtha he came to the front as a lieutenant. He had some success in the war already in 107 BCE was elected consul for the first time which is an almost unheard of success for a new man. When Marius destroyed all invaders he was elected by consul in 107, 104, 103, 102, hailed as the " Savior of the Country". His popularity with the army and people being sufficient to bear down all oppositition. The most glorious part of Gaius Marius career was over now. Marius status in society died down and he thought his only chance to rehabilitate himself was to leave for war. Marius left Rome for Asia to handle some Mithradates to hostilities. On his return home Marius was captured by Sulla who had him put to death and the Gallic Trooper who was suppose to kill Marius put down his weapon and said " I cannot kill the great Gaius Marius".

Marius was stranded on a island and sent a message to the consul and senators that he had seen the burning on carthage and Sulla left Rome for war and Marius then saw the chance for bloody vengeance, which became a reign or terror which senators died and nobles and in which case Marius had himself elected for consul for the seventh time and less than three weeks later died of fever, on 13th of January 86 BCE.

Rome controls Greece
the roman became the most powerful people in the Mediterranean. the roman decided to teach Greece a lesson. The roman sent General Flamininus and his army to fight Macedonia, General Flaminus won the fight but was easy on the Greeks. After a couple years later Rome sent another army with General Mumis leading it. Mumis and his men sacked the city of Corinth.

Greece fell under the control of Rome in 146 BC, Macedonia became a Greece providence while southern Greece was under the watch of Macedonia. Some parts of Greece were still independent though such as some of the Aegean islands, but were finally added as Roman territory in 133 BC. Athens and some other Greek cities revolted in 88 BC but they were crushed by the Roman general Sulla. The Roman civil wars destroyed the land until someone stepped in. Caesar Augustus brought order and organized the peninsula in 27 BC.

Greece was the key providence for the Roman Empire for it was mostly all Roman Culture.