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The brothers lay their hands on a document titled "property", consistent with then-current interpretations of their lives. [1] [2] The Gracchi brothers were two brothers who lived during the beginning of the late Roman Republic: Tiberius Gracchus and Gaius Gracchus. They served in the plebeian tribunates of 133 BC and 122–121 BC, respectively.
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (/ ˈ ɡ r æ k ə s /; c. 163 – 133 BC) was a Roman politician best known for his agrarian reform law entailing the transfer of land from the Roman state and wealthy landowners to poorer citizens.
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (c. 220 BC [1] – 154 BC [2]) was a Roman politician and general of the 2nd century BC. He served two consulships, one in 177 [3] and one 163 BC, [4] and was awarded two triumphs. [5] He was also the father of the two famous Gracchi brothers: Tiberius and Gaius.
Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus [b] (/ t aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə s / ty-BEER-ee-əs; 16 November 42 BC – 16 March AD 37) was Roman emperor from AD 14 until 37. He succeeded his stepfather Augustus, the first Roman emperor. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC to Roman politician Tiberius Claudius Nero and his wife, Livia Drusilla. In 38 BC ...
Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, by Noël Hallé (1779, Musée Fabre). It is important to note that M. I. Finely advances the argument that "the exclusion of women from any direct participation in political or governmental activity" [6] was a normal practice in Ancient Roman society.
Tiberius Gracchus – the tribune who initiated the reforms in 133 BC, but was murdered by the Senate. Gaius Gracchus – his brother, who tried to resume Tiberius' reforms in 123 BC, but was also murdered in 121. The agrarian reform law required the transfer of land from the wealthy landowners to Rome's poorer citizens.
In 129 BC, Scipio told allies of Gracchus, notably the tribune Gaius Papirius Carbo, that he intended to formally denounce Tiberius Gracchus' reforms, notably the agrarian proposals. [citation needed] Carbo, then a tribune of the plebs, had been a long-time supporter of Tiberius Gracchus, and at that time he was a bitter enemy of Scipio. Scipio ...
When Tiberius left Italy during his term as praetor in 16 BC, Drusus legislated in his place. He became quaestor the following year, fighting against Raetian bandits in the Alps. Drusus repelled them, gaining honors, but was unable to smash their forces, and required reinforcement from Tiberius. The brothers easily defeated the local Alpine tribes.