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Gracchan project for the restoration of Corinth

Lyahin Eugeny Vladislavovich  (applicant, Kazan Federal University; Teacher, Perm Institute of the Federal penitentiary service of Russia)

The article is devoted to the movement of the Gracchi brothers and the plans of the colonization of Greece, or rather the restoration of Corinth, which was destroyed by Roman troops under the leadership of Lucius Mummiy Achaean League in 146 BC, the Problem of destruction of defenseless cities of the Achaean Union, the imposition of the curse, became the movement of the Gracchi the symbol of the old victories of optimats. The project is the Foundation of a Roman colony on the territory of Corinth, which will already be carried out centurization, but the project itself will be canceled for political reasons. Will resume only at the very end of the dictatorship of Gaius Julius Caesar, in 44 BC. The purpose of the study is to reveal the facts of the founding of the Roman colony in Corinth by the brothers Gracchi. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that the article connects facts that were not previously considered in a general way. This is the fact of the struggle of the Gracchus against the optimates and the commercial and financial circles in Rome, who received super profits from the exploitation of the eastern provinces, through Fr. Delos and Athens. As a result, those actions of the Gracchans, which were associated with the founding of the Roman colony in Corinth, led to the creation of the project and centurization, but were sharply curtailed after the death of the Gracchi brothers and their associates. The article aims to describe the real reason for trying to found a Roman colony.

Keywords:Gracchan movement, Roman Corinth, centuriation, Lucius Mummius of Achaea.

 

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Citation link:
Lyahin E. V. Gracchan project for the restoration of Corinth // Современная наука: актуальные проблемы теории и практики. Серия: ГУМАНИТАРНЫЕ НАУКИ. -2020. -№12. -С. 16-19 DOI 10.37882/2223-2982.2020.12.25
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