| Decius the tribune was a Campanian by race and a man of unusual greed and daring. |
| During the American Revolution the words of pamphleteers such as Thomas Paine established the press as the people's tribune. |
| As tribune, Gaius reaffirmed Tiberius' Land Act and saw to it that it was finally implemented. |
| He was a tribune in the Roman army during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian. |
| Elected tribune in 123, Gaius wanted to transform Rome into a democracy along Hellenic lines. |
| His great wealth came from Jamaican estates and he was frequently reminded, when tribune of the people, that he was a slave-owner. |
