The Optimates were a conservative faction of Republican-era Roman politics which existed from 133 to 36 BC, championing the interests of the aristocratic Roman Senate in opposition to the populist Populares. The Optimates were so-called because they claimed to represent the "best men" of Rome, and the Optimates opposed the Populares' proposed reforms, such as the secret ballot, subsidized grain, and the inclusion of non-senators on juries before courts of law. While the Optimates were supportive of the power of the Roman aristocracy, their support base also included farmers, businessmen, and even freedmen. The Optimates and Populares clashed in Sulla's civil wars, Caesar's Civil War, and the wars of the Second Triumvirate, and the defeat of Sextus Pompeius' revolt in 36 BC put an end to the factionalism between the Populares and Optimates.