Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger

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Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger was a late 2nd–early 1st century BC Roman politician best known for his ambitious reform program and assassination, events that helped trigger the Social War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman politician
Roman tribune of the plebs
assassinated politician
activeInPeriod early 1st century BC
late 2nd century BC
associatedEvent Social War (91–88 BC) NERFINISHED
associatedWith Roman Senate NERFINISHED
equestrian order
birthPlace Rome
causeOfDeath stab wound
causeOfEvent Social War (Bellum Sociale) NERFINISHED
citizenship Roman Republic
culture Ancient Roman
deathDate 91 BC
deathPlace Rome
familyName Livius Drusus NERFINISHED
father Marcus Livius Drusus (the Elder) NERFINISHED
givenName Marcus NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod late Roman Republic
knownFor ambitious reform program as tribune
assassination in 91 BC
events leading to the Social War
languageSpoken Latin
mannerOfDeath assassination
memberOf gens Livia NERFINISHED
mother Cornelia NERFINISHED
officeStart 91 BC (tribunate)
placeOfBurial Rome NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment optimates NERFINISHED
politicalRole mediator between Senate and equestrian order
positionHeld pontifex
senator
tribune of the plebs
proposedReform colonial foundations for Roman citizens
extension of Roman citizenship to Italian allies
judicial reforms involving juries
land redistribution measures
reform of the composition of jurors in extortion courts
relative Cato the Younger (through family connections) NERFINISHED
Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) NERFINISHED
Servilia (half-sister or close relative) NERFINISHED
Servilius Caepio family NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling Livia (sister of Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger) NERFINISHED
socialClass Roman nobility
patrician or high-ranking plebeian aristocracy
timeOfActivity around 91 BC

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Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus adoptiveFamilyName Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger
this entity surface form: Livius Drusus
Quintus Poppaedius Silo associatedWith Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger
Tribunes of the Plebs notableOfficeHolders Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger
Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus relative Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger
this entity surface form: Marcus Livius Drusus (tribune of the plebs, 91 BC)
Servilia uncle Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger
this entity surface form: Marcus Livius Drusus (tribune)