Marcus Octavius (tribune of the plebs, 133 BC)

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Marcus Octavius was a Roman tribune of the plebs in 133 BC best known for opposing and attempting to veto the land reform legislation of his fellow tribune Tiberius Gracchus.

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instanceOf Roman politician
tribune of the plebs
actedAgainstInterestOf Tiberius Gracchus’s land commission
activeInYear 133 BC
associatedWithTopic Roman agrarian laws NERFINISHED
conflict between populares and optimates
attemptedTo block land reform legislation
centuryOfActivity 2nd century BC
conflictType constitutional conflict
conflictWith popular sovereignty claims of Tiberius Gracchus
contemporaryOf Tiberius Gracchus NERFINISHED
country Roman Republic
era Roman Republic NERFINISHED
ethnicity Roman
historicalReputation opponent of radical reform
historicalSource Appian’s Civil Wars NERFINISHED
Plutarch’s Life of Tiberius Gracchus NERFINISHED
involvedIn Roman land reform crisis of 133 BC NERFINISHED
knownFor conflict with Tiberius Gracchus over land reform
opposition to Tiberius Gracchus
vetoing Tiberius Gracchus’s agrarian reform bill
legalIssue limits of tribunician inviolability
legalPower right of veto over the Plebeian Assembly
memberOf gens Octavia NERFINISHED
nomen Octavius NERFINISHED
notableEvent removal from office by vote of the Plebeian Assembly
notableFor being the first tribune deposed by popular vote for using veto
officeStartYear 133 BC
opposed Tiberius Gracchus NERFINISHED
agrarian reforms of Tiberius Gracchus
politicalAlignment optimates
politicalFaction senatorial aristocracy interests
politicalRole representative of the plebeian order
positionHeld tribune of the plebs
tribune of the plebs of the Roman Republic
praenomen Marcus NERFINISHED
reasonForRemoval persistent veto of agrarian law
removedFromOfficeBy Plebeian Assembly NERFINISHED
socialClass plebeian
sphereOfActivity Roman politics
status historical figure
usedPower tribunician veto
usedProcedure tribunician veto to block legislation

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gens Octavia notableMember Marcus Octavius (tribune of the plebs, 133 BC)