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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman politician
ⓘ
tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| actedAgainstInterestOf | Tiberius Gracchus’s land commission ⓘ |
| activeInYear | 133 BC ⓘ |
| associatedWithTopic |
Roman agrarian laws
NERFINISHED
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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
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Plutarch’s Life of Tiberius Gracchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Roman land reform crisis of 133 BC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflict with Tiberius Gracchus over land reform
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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
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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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