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Old 12-05-2005, 08:10 PM
Jeebus Jeebus is offline
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Default Re: who killed tiberius gracchus?

after his brother marius got killed for suggesting land reform Tiberius took up politics too, he was killed by the senators too. He suggested land reform to give land to the poor people plus reduced price on bread etc. He wanted to reduce the ablilities of freemen and slaves to work jobs citizens should be able to have. There wre some other reforms but I cant think of them. I believe he was killed in 98 BCE but I can't remember cuz its been a year since I studied Rome.
His brother was killed with I believe 300 followers put in a bag and thrown in the river tibre. Tiberius died with 1000 or 3000. The Gracchi inspired most future civil reforms. They were proletariate not plebians. Marked the beginning of the Senate just killing people to keep the aristocracy going.

Sorry I like history.
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