TIL that Cornelia is seen by the state of Ohio as Ohio’s personification. I find it adorable, but can’t quite explain why. In any case, it makes me like Ohio more.
The statue refers to her saying that her children are her jewels when asked why she doesn’t dress as nice as the other rich Roman matrons. Her sons, Tiberius and Gaius, were killed for, as far as I understand, trying to give land to the peasants. No word on whether they wanted to give factories to workers.