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Gracchi Brothers Series Art: Prelude & Conclusion
🕑 Added 2016-09-09 19:00:32 +0000 UTC Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus threw themselves into populist reforms, fearing that the increasingly oligarchical stranglehold on Roman politics would bring an end to the Republic they loved. Their methods may not always have been diplomatic, or even wise in the long term, but the accuracy of their observation was borne out by the collapse of the Republic less than a century after both of them tried (and failed) to change the city's course.Some Romans honored them after their deaths, while others reviled them. Loved or hated, their memory looms large in the legacy of Rome. Perhaps their populist ways were a prelude for other reformers (Marius, Sulla, Catilina, Caesar), or perhaps their failure meant that the Republic now approached its inevitable conclusion. One way or the other, the daily life of Rome swirled around them, swept on like the waters of the Tiber River.
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Tiberia Prima
I don't think I mentioned this earlier, but given my pseudonym I *love* the fact that you elected to do a series involving a dude named "Tiberius" :^ )
Brandon Beamish
Ha ha, that is true Arthur. Don't know why I didn't think of that, had a little lapse in processing power there.
Nessf
They're there to be taken and used, it's why they do this! Do it man! (Just tell people where you got it if they ask)
Brandon Beamish
Truth be told, I almost want to make it my cell phone's lock screen, ha ha. It might be a dickish move on my part to take it though...
Brandon Beamish
Damn, that is one fantastic piece of art, great job.
eisprinzessin
The illusion of the blinding sun is excellent. I blink looking at the art.
Antti Björklund
The word "stunning" doesn't do this justice, it's that good!
Guilherme Harrison
HOLY CAMOLY!
Andreas
Love the Art!! I'd love to see some EC computer wallpapers!!
