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ROME’S TRIBUNES (121–88 BCE)

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ROME’S TRIBUNES (121–88 BCE) 📽️ Watch the VIDEO here — click the words “THE FIFTH CENTURY BCE” to start it. By Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. (Anthropology, UCLA) Peruse the video on Tribunes in the post below this one. Backstory The 121 BCE murder of Tribune Gaius Gracchus, who had championed the Plebeians in the Senate, …

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GIDEON WELLES

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Gideon Welles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Welles Jump to navigationJump to search Gideon Welles 24th United States Secretary of the Navy In officeMarch 7, 1861 – March 4, 1869 President Abraham LincolnAndrew Johnson Preceded by Isaac Toucey Succeeded by Adolph E. Borie Comptroller of Connecticut In office1842–1844 Governor Chauncey Fitch Cleveland Preceded by Henry Kilbourn Succeeded …