199 BCE-1CE Flashcards
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| 93746120 | Gracchi Brothers (133-121 BCE) | The Gracchi Brothers, Tiberius and Gaius, were the chief proponents of social reform in the Roman republic. They worked to limit the amount of conquered land that any individual could hold. They however had little success because most members of the wealthy and ruling classes considered them dangerous radicals and found ways to stymie their efforts. Fearing that the brothers might gain influence over Roman affairs, their enemies had them both assassinated. | 0 | |
| 93746121 | Mithradates I (171 BCE-224 CE) | Mithradates I was the Parthians greatest conqueror who transformed his state into a mighty empire. By about 155 BCE he had consolidated his hold on Iran and had also extended Parthian rule to Mesopotamia. | 1 | |
| 93746122 | Han Wudi (141-87 BCE) | Han Wudi was the longest reigning emperor of China. He pursued two policies in particular: administrative centralization and imperial expansion. He built an enormous bureaucracy to administer his empire and relied on Legalist principles of government. In 124 BCE, he established an imperial university that prepared young men for government service and took Confucianism as the basis for its curriculum. He pursued imperial expansion by invading northern Vietnam and Korea and placing them under his control. | 2 |