Tiberius Gracchus
| Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus | |||||
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| Tribune of the Roman Republic | |||||
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| Born | c. 169–164 Rome, Roman Republic or Carthage, North Africa uncertain location |
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| Died | c. 133 BC near Tiber, Rome |
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| Spouse | Claudia Pulchra | ||||
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| Father | Tiberius Gracchus the Elder | ||||
| Mother | Cornelia Africana | ||||
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| Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus |
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (Latin: TI·SEMPRONIVS·TI·F·P·N·GRACCVS; born c. 169–164 – c. 133 BC) was a Roman Popularis politician of the 2nd century BC, together with Gaius Gracchus, one of the Gracchi brothers. As a plebeian tribune, he caused political turmoil in the Republic with his reforms of agrarian legislation that sought to transfer wealth from the wealthy, patricians and otherwise, to the poor.
These reforms threatened the holdings of rich landowners in Italy. He was murdered, along with many of his supporters, by members of the Roman Senate and supporters of the conservative Optimate faction.
Tiberius was born between 168 and 163 BC (his birth-date cannot be confirmed); he was the son of Tiberius Gracchus the Elder and Cornelia Africana.
His family, the Gracchi branch of the gens Sempronia, was one of the most politically connected in Rome. Tiberius' maternal grandparents were Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus and Aemilia Paulla, Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus' sister, and his own sister Sempronia was the wife of Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, another important general and politician. Tiberius was raised by his mother, with his sister and his brother Gaius Gracchus. Later he married Claudia Pulchra, daughter of Appius Claudius Pulcher.
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