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When did the Roman senate become obsolete?

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The senatorial conduct of Roman affairs was fairly successful until c.130 BC After that the senate's provincial administration of the huge empire was increasingly inefficient and graft-ridden. However, the authority of the senate was not called into question until the growth of party-class division that developed with the agitation of the Gracchi .

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