ute Tyranny, "Thus Sulla became king or tyrant, a de facto-not elected but holding power by force and violence" (Rogers 162). Once other generals and powerful people in Rome learned they could hold power by force the Roman Republic began to deteriorate. However, this was not the first time violence was used in the political arena.
             Tiberius Gracchus used the farmers' plight to help seize power for him. While as a tribune Tiberius used his power to pass a land reform act that would limit the amount of land one p
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