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Gaius Sempronius Gracchus ( c. 154 BC [1] – 121 BC) was a reformist Roman politician and soldier who lived during the 2nd century BC.
Gaius Gracchus (born 160–153? bce —died 121 bce, Grove of Furrina, near Rome) was a Roman tribune (123–122 bce), who reenacted the agrarian reforms of his brother, Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, and who proposed other measures to lessen the power of the senatorial nobility.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 18, 2012 · Learn about Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, who were brothers and tribunes of the plebs in ancient Rome. They proposed land reform, grain subsidies, and other populist laws, but faced opposition and violence from the Senate and were killed.
- Steven Fife
The program and career of Gaius Sempronius Gracchus. In 123 Gaius Gracchus, a younger brother of Tiberius, became tribune. He had served on Tiberius’ land commission and had supported Flaccus’ plan. Making the most of his martyred brother’s name, Gaius embarked on a scheme of general reform in which, for the first time in Rome, Greek ...
The Gracchi brothers were two brothers who lived during the beginning of the late Roman Republic: Tiberius Gracchus and Gaius Gracchus. They served in the plebeian tribunates of 133 BC and 122–121 BC, respectively.
Learn about the life and legacy of Gaius Gracchus, a powerful orator and champion of the people who initiated far-reaching reforms and was killed by the senate in 121 BC. Explore his agrarian laws, citizenship proposals, public works, and the violent end of his political career.
Gaius Sempronius Gracchus, (born c. 160—died 121 bc, Grove of Furrina, near Rome), Roman tribune (123–122 bc). He joined the outcry over the murder of his brother, Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus and helped implement his agrarian law.
