The Moral Background of Cicero's Position

Cicero talks about Gaius Grackus, Tiberius' brother who was killed on just a very vague suspicion of treason. He doesn't say Grackus was evil, but he says this is an example of extremely stern discipline of the old fashioned Romans. There are other famous examples that we've covered in the cost of glory podcast,. The supposedly revolutionary riot of Saturninus and Gluauchia.