Summary of Rob Goodman & Jimmy Soni's Rome's Last Citizen - E-book - ePub

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 When Cato was four years old, he was hanging by his feet from a high window. He was being shaken and dangled out the window by a politician named Pompaedius Silo. Despite being shaken and dangled out the window, Cato did not scream or cry for help. #2 The story of Cato and the window is a prime example of how the Romans projected their adult characteristics onto their children.
The story shows Cato being grabbed by an overwhelming force, facing death, and exhibiting utter calm in the face of it. #3 The Italian question was a major issue in Roman politics, and it was addressed by the brothers Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, who proposed to remedy Rome's wealth gap by distributing public lands to the urban poor. They were ignored by the Senate. #4 The assassination of Tiberius was a political assassination that was disguised as a religious ceremony.
It was the first step towards Tiberius declaring himself tribune-for-life, his enemies said.