Template:Did you know nominations/Senatus consultum ultimum

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:16, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Senatus consultum ultimum[edit]

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~~... that both Gracchi brothers were slain based on a decree known as senatus consultum ultimum?~~

Reviewed: Walter Alston

5x expanded by Zwerg Nase (talk). Self-nominated at 21:26, 18 May 2015 (UTC).

5x expansion verified, looks well written and sourced, etc. But the article explicitly makes the case that Tiberius Gracchus was slain outside the authority of this decree. So is the hook really accurate? —David Eppstein (talk) 00:01, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Well, there was a SCU against him and it was acted upon it, just not by the person the decree was directed at. An alternative hook could be:

... that both Gracchi brothers were slain after a decree known as senatus consultum ultimum was passed against them?

Zwerg Nase (talk) 10:55, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Ok, good to go with alternative hook. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:08, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! Is there anything else I need to do? Zwerg Nase (talk) 20:10, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Not at this point. You should get an automatic talk page notification when this finally appears in the DYK section. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:28, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Wonderful! Thanks again :) Zwerg Nase (talk) 08:46, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Where is the cite for the death of Gaius Gracchi? Yoninah (talk) 00:08, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

You're right, I forgot that. Added one now. Zwerg Nase (talk) 08:19, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

Thank you. Restoring approval per David Eppstein's review. Yoninah (talk) 15:21, 29 May 2015 (UTC)