Marcus Octavius
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Marcus Octavius was a Roman tribune of the plebs known for opposing Tiberius Gracchus’s land reform proposals in the 2nd century BCE.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman politician
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tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| conflict | political conflict with Tiberius Gracchus ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Roman ⓘ |
| era | pre-Social War Roman politics ⓘ |
| government | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blocking agrarian reform legislation
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opposition to Tiberius Gracchus ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalPower | tribunician veto ⓘ |
| notableEvent | tribunate during Tiberius Gracchus’s reform attempts ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Gracchan land reform proposals
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Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | optimates (traditional senatorial interests) ⓘ |
| politicalRole | representative of conservative senatorial interests ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Roman magistrate
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tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | used tribunician veto against Gracchan legislation ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Plutarch’s Life of Tiberius Gracchus
NERFINISHED
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ancient Roman historiography ⓘ |
| typeOfOffice | popular magistracy ⓘ |
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