Lex Sempronia agraria
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Lex Sempronia agraria was a landmark Roman land reform law introduced in 133 BCE to redistribute public land from wealthy elites to poorer citizens and veterans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lex Sempronia agraria canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman law
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agrarian law ⓘ land reform law ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
limiting concentration of land ownership
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providing land for poor citizens ⓘ providing land for veterans ⓘ redistribution of public land ⓘ relieving rural poverty ⓘ strengthening smallholding citizen farmers ⓘ |
| appliesTo | ager publicus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tiberius Gracchus reforms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
populares faction ⓘ |
| beneficiaries |
Roman poor citizens
ⓘ
Roman veterans ⓘ |
| consequence |
political conflict in Rome
ⓘ
violence in Roman politics ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 133 BCE ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Appian's Civil Wars
NERFINISHED
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Plutarch's Life of Tiberius Gracchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedDuring | tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | later agrarian laws of Gaius Gracchus ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Roman citizen body composition
ⓘ
distribution of land in Italy ⓘ |
| hasType | plebiscite ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
landmark in Roman social reform
ⓘ
turning point in the struggle between populares and optimates ⓘ |
| imposesLimitOn | occupation of ager publicus by wealthy landowners ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | gens Sempronia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Roman senatorial aristocracy
ⓘ
large landowners ⓘ |
| partOf | reforms of Tiberius Gracchus ⓘ |
| placeOfEnactment | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
maximum holdings of public land
ⓘ
use of public land ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gracchan land reforms
NERFINISHED
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Roman agrarian question ⓘ |
| sourceType | ancient Roman legal text (partly reconstructed from literary sources) ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Roman agrarian reforms ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| triggered | constitutional crisis in the Roman Republic ⓘ |
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