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The Populares (; Latin: populares, "favouring the people", singular popularis) were a grouping in the late Roman Republic which favoured the cause of the plebeians (the commoners).
Concerned for the urban poor, the Populares supported laws regarding the provision of a grain dole for the poor by the state at a subsidized price. As such, they wanted reforms which helped the poor, particularly redistributing land for the poor to farm and debt relief. At times, the Populares also supported the extension of Roman citizenship to Rome's Italic allies.
The Populares are regarded in modern scholarship as in opposition to the Optimates, who are identified with the conservative interests of the patricians (the aristocracy) and supported the Senate, which represented its interests. The collapse of the higher class's ability to manage and govern Rome helped them become a party. New competition and campaigning started to help support the masses and the Populares were born as a result.