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Gaius Gracchus
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ancient Roman politician
Key facts
- Born
- c. 154 BC
- Died
- 121 BC (aged c. 33 ), Rome
- Occupations
- Politician and soldier
- Office
- III vir agris dandis assignandis (133–121 BC) Plebeian tribune (123–122 BC)
- Spouse
- Licinia (daughter of Crassus )
- Parent s
- Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus and Cornelia
- Relatives
- Tiberius Gracchus (brother) Sempronia (sister) Scipio Africanus (grandfather)
- Rank
- Military tribune and quaestor
- Wars
- Numantine War (134–32 BC) Roman pacification of Sardinia (126–24 BC)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Gracchi
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of death
- Rome
- Child
- Sempronia
- Mother
- Cornelia
- Sibling
- Sempronia
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Political party
- populares
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Image
- Félix Auvray Caio Gracco.jpg
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- Commons category
- Gaius Gracchus
- date of birth
- 0154-00-00
- praenomen
- Gaius
- name in native language
- C.Sempronius Ti.f.P.n. Gracchus
- gens
- Sempronia gens
- cognomen
- Gracchus
- manner of death
- Suicide
- social classification
- noble
- date of death
- 0122-00-00
- partner in business or sport
- Tiberius Gracchus
- writing language
- Latin
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Encyclopedic overview
Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (c. 154 BC – 121 BC) was a reformist Roman politician and soldier who lived during the 2nd century BC. He is best known for his plebeian tribunates in 123 and 122 BC, during which he proposed a wide set of laws, including laws to establish colonies outside of Italy, engage in further land reform, reform the judicial system and system for provincial assignments, and create a subsidised grain supply for Rome.
The year after his tribunate of 122 BC, he and his political allies were implicated in political unrest and the armed occupation of the Aventine Hill at Rome. His political enemies used this unrest to declare martial law and march on his supporters, leading to his death either by suicide or in battle. After his death, his political allies were convicted in a series of trials, but most of his legislation was undisturbed.
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