Tiberius Gracchus

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Tiberius Gracchus was a 2nd-century BCE Roman tribune and reformer known for his controversial land redistribution efforts that challenged the power of the senatorial elite.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman politician
member of the Roman Republic
social reformer
tribune of the plebs
aimedTo limit occupation of public land by wealthy landowners
redistribute public land (ager publicus) to poor citizens
associatedWith agrarian commission (triumviri agris iudicandis adsignandis)
plebeian cause
birthDate c. 163 BCE
citizenship Roman Republic
conflictWith Marcus Octavius
Roman Senate
deathCause political violence
deathDate 133 BCE
era 2nd century BCE
familyName Sempronius Gracchus
father Tiberius Gracchus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (consul)
fullName Tiberius Gracchus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
givenName Tiberius
historicalPeriod Late Roman Republic
surface form: late Roman Republic
killedAt Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
surface form: Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus vicinity
killedBy supporters of the senatorial faction
knownFor Lex Sempronia agraria
agrarian reforms
challenging the Roman senatorial elite
land redistribution program
language Latin
legacy precursor of the populares–optimates conflict
symbol of agrarian reform in Roman history
mannerOfDeath lynching
memberOf gens Sempronia
militaryService Roman army
mother Cornelia
surface form: Cornelia Africana
notableAction bypassed the Senate by appealing directly to the popular assembly
deposed fellow tribune Marcus Octavius
notableEvent service at the siege of Carthage
officeJurisdiction Roman Republic
placeOfBirth Rome
placeOfDeath Rome
politicalMovement popularis
positionHeld tribune of the plebs
proposedLaw Lex Sempronia agraria
relative Scipio Aemilianus
servedIn Third Punic War
sibling Gaius Gracchus
Sempronia Gracchus
spouse Claudia Pulchra
tribunateYear 133 BCE

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optimates opposedFigure Tiberius Gracchus
subject surface form: Optimates
Late Roman Republic hasKeyFigure Tiberius Gracchus
Tribunes of the Plebs notableOfficeHolders Tiberius Gracchus
Populares notableMember Tiberius Gracchus
Gaius Gracchus sibling Tiberius Gracchus
Gaius Gracchus father Tiberius Gracchus
this entity surface form: Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus the Elder
Tiberius Gracchus fullName Tiberius Gracchus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
Tiberius Gracchus father Tiberius Gracchus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (consul)
Scipio Aemilianus brotherInLaw Tiberius Gracchus
Gracchan reforms significantPerson Tiberius Gracchus
Roman conquest of Spain commander Tiberius Gracchus
this entity surface form: Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus the Elder