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Optimates and populares

Optimates (/ˌɒptɪˈmeɪtiːz/, /ˈɒptɪmeɪts/; Latin for "best ones"; sing. optimas) and populares (/ˌpɒpjʊˈlɛəriːz, -jə-, -ˈleɪriːz/; Latin for "supporters of the people"; sing. popularis) are labels applied to politicians, political groups, traditions, strategies, or ideologies in the late Roman Republic. It is debated as to whether Romans would have…

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Optimates and populares

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related to Meaning · 18
Optimates and populares → Erich, First Triumvirate, For, German, Gracchi, Gruen, His, However, It, Last Generation, Moving, Roman, Roman Republic, Römische Geschichte, Theodor Mommsen, These, Unlike, With
related to Other people in the late republic · 17
Optimates and populares → Ab Urbe Condita Libri, Augustan, Because, Conflict, English, Gaius Gracchus, History, However, Livy, Orders, Periochae, Quintus Varius Severus, Republic, Rome, The, While, Words

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optimates populares popularis political roman politicians senate people popular also republic ideological terms labels politics rather used parties party senatorial

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Roman libertyinstance ofor framing their own arguments in fiscal responsibility.Both putative groups agreed on core values0.80text
the fundamental sovereignty of the Roman peopleinstance ofor framing their own arguments in fiscal responsibility.Both putative groups agreed on core values0.80text
populares to describe that oppositioninstance ofthereto they do not use words0.80text
the Conflict of the Ordersinstance ofhave been used to argue in favour of a distinction between populares and optimates through to earlier periods0.80text
vetoesinstance ofwith tactics0.80text
obstructionisminstance ofwith tactics0.80text
Optimates and popularesrelated to MeaningWith0.60section
Optimates and popularesrelated to MeaningRömische Geschichte0.60section
Optimates and popularesrelated to MeaningGerman0.60section
Optimates and popularesrelated to MeaningTheodor Mommsen0.60section
Optimates and popularesrelated to MeaningGracchi0.60section
Optimates and popularesrelated to MeaningHis0.60section

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