[7] The senate, however, dispatched him to Transalpine Gaul to assist Massalia (modern Marseille) against Salluvian attacks, partially to stall his domestic legislative programme.
[3] Beyond the internal political conflict, the Roman objective in southern Gaul was to ensure the safety of the trading route between the Iberian Peninsula and Italy, which was threatened by the Ligurian tribes around Massalia.
Fannius, in a fragment of "his famous speech on the subject", said, I suppose you imagine that, if you give citizenship to the Latins, you will still have a place in the assembly in which you are standing, and will participate in the games and festivals.
[16] Early in 121 BC, Flaccus joined Gaius Gracchus in protesting the repeal of a law – to establish a colony at Carthage[14] – by an ally in their tribunate the previous year.
[18] Refusing to negotiate, Opimius' forces demanded that the leaders surrender themselves to the senate's judgement, and thence attacked; in the ensuing fight, Flaccus and his sons were killed.