Gaius' Second Term in Office

Gaius' popularity was at an all-time high when he took office in 129 BC. He worked to reform the law courts, opening up the jury pool beyond the senatorial class which had long held the strings of justice and creating a commission to investigate charges of bribery. In his second term Gaius brought to the table one of the thorniest issues of the day and dropped it right in the middle of an already chaotic political environment. The question was on the rights of non-Roman Italians, and specifically whether they should be made full citizens. It was this proposal that inspired the Senate to keep Grakis in Sardinia.