Gaius Servilius Glaucia

Gaius Servilius Glaucia was a Roman politician who, alongside Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, opposed the Roman Senate between 103 and 100 BC. Initially, they cooperated with the prominent general Gaius Marius.12

Glaucia, serving as praetor in 100 BC, supported Saturninus's populist agenda. This included laws that benefited the urban plebs by lowering grain prices and laws that granted land to Marius's veterans. Glaucia also championed a bill that restored the exclusive right of the equites (knights) to serve on juries in permanent criminal courts, securing their support.12

Their political actions, which often involved violence and intimidation, ultimately led to a confrontation with the Senate. In 100 BC, after violence erupted during an election, Marius, then consul, turned against Saturninus and Glaucia. They were killed by a mob, marking a significant escalation of political violence that contributed to the eventual fall of the Roman Republic.12