KnowraMos maiorumLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Mos maiorum, each with the reason it gives.All 7Related 5Narrower topic 1Compared with 1Roman historiographyRelated: Historians used ancestral custom to judge the behavior of past Romans.Cato the ElderNarrower topic: Cato defended this ancestral tradition as the standard behind his censorial reforms.SallustRelated: Sallust measures contemporary ambition against an idealized ancestral moral code.Cato the YoungerRelated: Cato appealed to ancestral practice when he challenged departures from republican norms.Optimates and popularesRelated: Optimates invoked ancestral precedent to defend established senatorial practice.Culture of ancient RomeRelated: Ancestral custom supplied a shared standard for behavior and political legitimacy.Gracchi brothersCompared with: Opponents could portray the brothers’ tactics as violations of customary political restraint.