The strategy Tiberius Gracchus devised to pass his land-reform program inspired what dangerous development?
A) a new division in Roman politics between the populares and the optimates
B) radical proposals to forcibly reform the economic ills of Roman society
C) violent rhetoric that made it impossible for Senators and tribunes to compromise
D) greater aristocratic control over the political and economic system
E) bands of unruly mobs roaming the streets to intimidate elected officials
Answer: A
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