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The factional split becomes upper nobility versus lower nobility: optimates defend the existing order and populares seek change by aligning with the mass of discontented people.
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Roman Politics
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"And it's usually between the upper nobility and the lower nobility. Okay? So upper nobility are people who are established. They're the wealthiest citizens..."
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"Okay? And these people, lower nobility, who want to change, they're called populaires. And that's where we get the term populist folk."
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"...leaders. The other issue is that in this ruthless world of Roman politics, how could Octavian trust Marcus Agrippa? And why did Marcus Agrippa..."
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"...serve Rome. Okay? So what they did was this. They turned Roman politics into a competition to produce the best men. Okay? It was..."
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